1. (n.) What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.

2. (n.) Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.

3. (v. t.) To supply with food.

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