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Victuals vs Nurture - What's the difference?

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Victuals is a related term of nurture.


As nouns the difference between victuals and nurture

is that victuals is (archaic|plurale tantum) food]] [[supply|supplies; provisions while nurture is the act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.

As verbs the difference between victuals and nurture

is that victuals is (victual) while nurture is to nourish or nurse.

victuals

English

Noun

(head)
  • (archaic, plurale tantum) Food]] [[supply, supplies; provisions.
  • * 1598? , Two Gentlemen of Verona ,Act II, scene I line 181:
  • though the chameleon Love can feed on the air, I am one that am nourished by my victuals and would fain have meat.
  • English plurals
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (victual)
  • 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.