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Nurtured vs Supported - What's the difference?

nurtured | supported |

As verbs the difference between nurtured and supported

is that nurtured is (nurture) while supported is (support).

As an adjective supported is

held in position, especially from below.

nurtured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nurture)

    • nurture

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
  • That which nourishes; food; diet.
    • (Spenser)
  • The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
  • * Milton
    • A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.

    Verb

    (nurtur)
  • To nourish or nurse.
  • (figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
  • * 2009 , UNESCO, The United Nations World Water Development Report – N° 3 - 2009 – Freshwater and International Law (the Interplay between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives) , page 10, ISBN 9231041363
    • The relationships between universal norms and specific norms nurture the development of international law.

    Related terms

    * nourish * nourishment * nurse * nursery * nurturance * nutrient * nutriment * nutrition * nutritional * nutritious * nutritive

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    supported

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Held in position, especially from below.
  • Furnished with corroborating evidence.
  • Helped or aided.
  • Having supporters.

    • Antonyms

    * unsupported

    Verb

    (head)
  • (support)