nourishment
nourishment
subs.
P. and V. τροφή, ἡ ; see food.
subs.
P. and V. τροφή, ἡ ; see food.
NOURISHMENT
The act of nourishing nutricatio (act of suckling Gell.): sustentatio (maintenance Ulp. Dig. ☞ nutritus occurs only in Plin. 22 24 53): by circumlocution with the verb.
Contents of nutritious parts alimentum: full of nourishment [Vid: NUTRITIOUS]: that has no nourishment in quo nihil alimenti est (after Celsus 2 18 in.): imbecillus infirmus (opposed to valens firmus): there is more nourishment in meat than in any other food plus alimenti est in came quam in ullo alio.
Means of support food nutrimentum (PROP. and figuratively; but in the best writers only figuratively; e.g. nutrimentum eloquentiae): alimentum cibus (of physical nourishment; alimentum also figuratively): pabulum pastus (fodder; then figuratively pabulum animi ingeniique; pastus animi): victus (everything which we need or use as food): want of nourishment penuria alimentorum: to take nourishment cibum sumere or assumere: to look for nourishment pastum anquirere (of animals): victum quaerere (of persons): to give nourishment to a person or thing aliquem or aliquid alere (PROP. and figuratively of persons and things): alicui victum praebere (PROP. of persons aerd things; ☞ to NOURISH): the veins convey nourishment to the bones venae ossibus alimenta subministrant: the human mind finds its nourishment in learning and thinking mens hominis alitur discendo et cogitando.
The act of nourishing nutricatio (act of suckling Gell.): sustentatio (maintenance Ulp. Dig. ☞ nutritus occurs only in Plin. 22 24 53): by circumlocution with the verb.
Contents of nutritious parts alimentum: full of nourishment [Vid: NUTRITIOUS]: that has no nourishment in quo nihil alimenti est (after Celsus 2 18 in.): imbecillus infirmus (opposed to valens firmus): there is more nourishment in meat than in any other food plus alimenti est in came quam in ullo alio.
Means of support food nutrimentum (PROP. and figuratively; but in the best writers only figuratively; e.g. nutrimentum eloquentiae): alimentum cibus (of physical nourishment; alimentum also figuratively): pabulum pastus (fodder; then figuratively pabulum animi ingeniique; pastus animi): victus (everything which we need or use as food): want of nourishment penuria alimentorum: to take nourishment cibum sumere or assumere: to look for nourishment pastum anquirere (of animals): victum quaerere (of persons): to give nourishment to a person or thing aliquem or aliquid alere (PROP. and figuratively of persons and things): alicui victum praebere (PROP. of persons aerd things; ☞ to NOURISH): the veins convey nourishment to the bones venae ossibus alimenta subministrant: the human mind finds its nourishment in learning and thinking mens hominis alitur discendo et cogitando.
nourishment:
I. Act of nourishing: expr. by ger. or other part of verb: v.TO NOURISH .
II. That which nourishes:
1. ălĭmentum: to need bodily n., corporis alimenta desiderare, Cic. Tim. 6: esp. to denote the nourishing element in food: Cels. 2, 18: v.NOURISHING (1).
2. cĭbus (to be used when n. simply =FOOD , q. v.): having very little n. in it, minimi cibi, Varr. 2, 11.
3. nūtrīmentum (rare): Plin. (Several times in Suet. = rearing, early life.)
I. Act of nourishing: expr. by ger. or other part of verb: v.
II. That which nourishes:
1. ălĭmentum: to need bodily n., corporis alimenta desiderare, Cic. Tim. 6: esp. to denote the nourishing element in food: Cels. 2, 18: v.
2. cĭbus (to be used when n. simply =
3. nūtrīmentum (rare): Plin. (Several times in Suet. = rearing, early life.)