Vocabulary
Nourish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
Urdu meaning
پالنا، کھلا پلا کر بڑا کرنا، پرورش کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It does not grow enough to nourish bodies.
Dawn Editorials —
Broken food system
— 2026-02-13
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Saturday`s parade is seen as the use of presidential power to stage a spectacle whose only real purpose is to nourish the ego of a man who will turn 79 on that day.
Dawn Editorials —
All hail the king
— 2025-06-14
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Couple this with the rhetoric around the Indus Waters Treaty, and it seems as if Pakistan faces an existential threat; what else would it mean if the waters which nourish the country are diverted?
Dawn Editorials —
With eyes wide open
— 2025-04-29
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Instead, it should analyse and nourish the academic rigour, contribution to learning improvements and social benefits.
Dawn Editorials —
Learning focus
— 2024-09-10
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There are outbreaks of dysentery and respiratory illness thanks to the absence of facilities to maintain a hygienic environment and the lack of sufficient food and water to nourish the sick and aid their recovery.
Dawn Editorials —
Abandoning the people of Gaza
— 2024-01-31
Synonyms
feed, provide for, sustain, maintain, nutrify
Curator example
“I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby”
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