feed

/fˈid/

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Noun
food for domestic livestock
Verb
provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
Verb
give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don''t give the child this tough meat"
Verb
feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
Verb
introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
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support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"
Verb
take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn''t eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
Verb
serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
Verb
move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
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profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
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gratify; "feed one''s eyes on a gorgeous view"
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provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
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Antonyms

starve
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