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Nourish vs Grow - What's the difference?

nourish | grow |

In intransitive obsolete terms the difference between nourish and grow

is that nourish is to gain nourishment while grow is to become attached or fixed; to adhere.

As verbs the difference between nourish and grow

is that 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 while grow is to become bigger.

As a noun nourish

is a nurse.

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

    grow

    English

    Verb

  • (ergative) To become bigger.
  • Children grow quickly.
  • To appear or sprout.
  • Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
    A long tail began to grow from his backside.
  • To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
  • * {{quote-news
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    He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
    Have you ever grown your hair before?
  • (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
  • The boy grew wise as he matured.
    The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
    You have grown strong.
  • (obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .

    Usage notes

    * Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.

    Antonyms

    * shrink

    Derived terms

    * grow a pair * growed * grower * grow house * growing pains * growing point * grown-up * grow on * grow op * grow out of * growth * grow up * outgrow * overgrow