Defn: Of or pertaining to a noun.
Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old nounal coat.
Earle.
NOUNIZE
Noun"ize, v. t.
Defn: To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun. Earle.
NOURICE
Nour"ice, n.
Defn: A nurse. [Obs.] Spenser.
NOURISH
Nour"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nourished; p. pr. & vb. n. Nourishing.]
Etym: [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. norrir,
fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutriment, and see -ish.]
1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Is. xliv. 14.
2. To support; to maintain. Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. Shak.
3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." Hooker.
4. To cherish; to comfort. Ye have nourished your hearts. James v. 5.