nūtrĭo — Lewis & Short
nūtrĭo, īvi and ii, ītum (contr. form, nutrīmus for nutrivimus,
Nemes. Ecl. 3, 26:I
nutribat for nutriebat,Verg. A. 11, 572; Sil. 16, 29; so,
nutribant,Verg. A. 7, 485: nutribo for nutriam, Rhemn. Palaem. 1383; Cledon. 1914.—In the dep. form, nutritor for nutrito, Verg. G. 2, 425; cf. Prisc. p. 798 P.), 4, v. a. Sanscr. root snu-, flow; Gr. ne/w (snevw), swim; cf. nurus, to suckle, nourish, feed, foster, bring up, rear (syn. alere; not in Cic., but v. nutrix and nutrimentum).
I Lit.:
quos lupa nutrit,Ov. F. 2, 415:
nutritus lacte ferino,id. Tr. 3, 11, 3:
ilignā nutritus glande,Hor. S. 2, 4, 40:
balaenae mammis nutriunt fetus,Plin. 11, 40, 95, § 235:
serpente ciconia pullos Nutrit,Juv. 14, 75: taurus nutritus in herbā, id. 12, 12.—
B Transf., to nourish, support, maintain, foster.—Of plants:
terra herbas Nutrit,Ov. R. Am. 45:
myrtos roscido umore nutrire,Cat. 61, 25:
nutriri cinere vult ruta,Plin. 19, 8, 45, § 156:
fruges humo nutriente,Curt. 8, 10, 8; Petr. 120:
Pax Cererem nutrit,Ov. F. 1, 704.— Poet.:
Edonis nutritum missile ventis,a shaft taken from a tree toughened by storms, Val. Fl. 6, 340.—
2 To nourish, nurse, take care of, attend to the body:
cura corporum nutriendorum,Liv. 4, 52:
aegrum nutrire per eos cibos, quos, etc.,Cels. 3, 23:
vires,id. ib.:
ulcus,to heal, id. 5, 26:
damnum naturae in filio,Liv. 7, 4:
morbos,Cels. 6, 6:
capillum,Plin. 22, 22, 39, § 82: comam, Hier. in Amos, 8, 9 sq.; Vulg. 1 Cor. 11, 14 sq.:
cutem, mulierum in facie incorruptam,Plin. 21, 21, 91, § 159.—
3 Nutrire vinum, to mix wine with spices, in order that it may keep, Col. 12, 30, 1:
nutritum vinum,id. 12, 21, 3.—
4 In gen., to preserve:
nutriuntur optime (mensae citreae) splendescuntque, manu siccā fricatae,Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 99.—
II Trop., to nourish, cherish, support, cultivate, sustain:
indoles Nutrita faustis sub penetralibus,Hor. C. 4, 4, 25:
amorem,Ov. A. A. 3, 579:
pascere ac nutrire furorem (al. favorem),Sil. 7, 497:
impetus ille sacer qui vatum pectora nutrit,Ov. P. 4, 2, 25:
carmen,id. ib. 3, 4, 26:
artes bonas, praecipue studia litterarum,Aur. Vict. Epit. 41, 14:
nummi, quos hic quincunce modesto nutrieras,Pers. 5, 149:
Graeciam,i. e. to treat mildly, Liv. 36, 35.—Of fire, to feed:
gnes suscitat foliisque nutrit,Ov. M. 8, 643; 6, 493:
graves simultates, quas Mucianus callide nutriebat,Tac. H. 3, 53 fin.:
nimiam ac marcentem diu pacem,id. G. 36.