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Develop vs Nourish - What's the difference?

develop | nourish |

As verbs the difference between develop and nourish

is that develop is to change with a specific direction, progress while nourish is to feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.

As a noun nourish is

a nurse.

develop

English

(Development)

Alternative forms

* develope (obsolete)

Verb

  • To change with a specific direction, progress.
  • (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
  • * Owen
  • All insects acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed .
  • To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
  • * Jowett (Thucyd)
  • We must develop our own resources to the utmost.
  • To create.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
  • To bring out images latent in photographic film.
  • To acquire something usually over a period of time.
  • (chess) To place one's pieces actively.
  • (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
  • (math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
  • Usage notes

    * Objects: plan, software, program, product, story, idea.

    nourish

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (obsolete) A nurse.
  • Verb

    (es)
  • To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
  • * Bible, Is. xliv. 14
  • He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
  • To support; to maintain.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.
  • To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.
  • To cherish; to comfort.
  • * Bible, James v. 5
  • Ye have nourished your hearts.
  • To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.
  • * Bible, 1 Timothy iv. 6
  • Nourished up in the words of faith.
    (Chaucer)
  • To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
  • (obsolete) To gain nourishment.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Derived terms

    * nourishment