1 verb feed TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb c m ubeathaigh verb c m uit nourishes the plantstugann sé cothú do na plandaíthey're well-nourishedtá siad dea-chothaithe, tá beathú maith á fháil acu2 verb encourage, foster TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb c m uspreag verb c m uit nourishes creativitycothaíonn sé an chruthaitheachtto nourish the minds of studentsintinn na mac léinn a spreagadh3 verb have feeling, idea TRANSITIVEI still nourished the hope that he'd returnbhí dóchas agam fós go bhfillfeadh séshe nourished an ambition to run her own businessbhí sé d'aidhm aici a gnó féin a bheith aici