What does alimentar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word alimentar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alimentar in Spanish.

The word alimentar in Spanish means feed, nourish, nurture, fuel, feed into, empty into, flow into, eat, feed on, be fueled by, nourish. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alimentar

feed

verbo transitivo (dar de comer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Alimenta al gato y riega las plantas.
Feed the cat and water the plants.

nourish

verbo transitivo (proporcionar nutrientes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La lluvia alimenta a las plantas.
Rain nourishes plants.

nurture

verbo transitivo (mantener vivo) (figurative: sustain internally)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sus cartas alimentaban su amor por ella.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She has nurtured this hatred of her stepmother over many years.

fuel

verbo transitivo (suministrar) (fire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El carbón alimenta la caldera.
Coal fuels the boiler.

feed into, empty into, flow into

verbo transitivo (río: desembocar en otro) (river: join another river)

El río San Pedro alimenta al Usumacinta.
The San Pedro River flows into the Usumacinta.

eat

verbo pronominal (comer, nutrirse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los deportistas se alimentan muy bien.
Sportspeople eat very well.

feed on

(ingerir como alimento)

Los conejos se alimentan de zanahorias y otras plantas.
Rabbits feed on carrots and other plants.

be fueled by

verbo pronominal (afecto, vicio: nutrirse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El amor de Alicia y Luciano se alimentaba con los pequeños detalles.
Alicia and Luciano's love was fueled by little details.

nourish

verbo intransitivo (alimento: ser nutritivo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las verduras alimentan más que los dulces.
Vegetables nourish you more than candy.

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