undernourish

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• undernourish — [un΄dər nʉr′ish] vt. to give insufficient nourishment to; provide with less food than is needed for health and growth undernourishment n. * * * un·der·nour·ish (ŭn dər nûrʹĭsh, nŭrʹ ) tr.v. un·der·nour·ished, un·der·nour·ish·ing,… …   Universalium

• undernourish — [un΄dər nʉr′ish] vt. to give insufficient nourishment to; provide with less food than is needed for health and growth undernourishment n …   English World dictionary

• undernourish — /ʌndəˈnʌrɪʃ/ (say unduh nurish) verb (t) to provide with less nourishment than is necessary to maintain normal health. –undernourished, adjective –undernourishment, noun …  

• undernourish — verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished • Syn: ↑malnourish • Derivationally related forms: ↑malnourishment (for: ↑malnourish), ↑undernou …   Useful english dictionary

• malnourish — verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished • Syn: ↑undernourish • Derivationally related forms: ↑malnourishment, ↑undernourishment (for: ↑un …   Useful english dictionary

• undernourishment — See undernourish. * * * …   Universalium

• starve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunger, famish, fast; pine; pinch, scrimp, deny. See parsimony, poverty. Ant., feed. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become weak or die from hunger] Syn. famish, crave, perish; see die 1 , weaken 1 . 2. [To …   English dictionary for students

• emaciate — v atrophy, wither, shrivel, dry up, Brit, Dial. wizen; shrink, reduce, contract, dwindle, attenuate; waste, consume, erode, wear away, eat away; weaken, enfeeble, enervate; starve, undernourish, underfeed …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• fatten — [v] grow or make bigger; nourish augment, bloat, broaden, build up, coarsen, cram, distend, expand, feed, fill, gain weight, increase, overfeed, plump, put flesh on*, put on weight, round out, spread, stuff, swell, thicken, thrive, wax; concepts… …   New thesaurus

• undernourishment — noun not having enough food to develop or function normally • Syn: ↑malnourishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑malnourish (for: ↑malnourishment), ↑undernourish • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary