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nourishes

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "nourishes" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

nourishes

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

nourishes is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, nourishes is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofnourishes

1noun
  • A nurse.
1verb
  • To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
  • To support; to maintain.
  • To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster

    Example: "to nourish rebellion"

  • To cherish; to comfort.
  • To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.
  • To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
  • To gain nourishment.
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