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View synonyms for aliment
aliment
[ noun al-uh-muhnt; verb al-uh-ment ]
noun
- that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
Synonyms: sustenance, nourishment
- that which sustains; means of support.
Synonyms: sustenance
verb (used with object)
- to sustain; support.
aliment
verb
- obsolete.tr to support or sustain
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Derived Forms
- ˌaliˈmental, adjective
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Other Words From
- ali·mental adjective
- ali·mental·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aliment1
C15: from Latin alimentum food, from alere to nourish
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Example Sentences
A kindred mental dissipation follows in the steps of progress, and demands aliment from our public libraries.
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In what soil grew the flowers and ripened the fruits which have been the delight and the aliment of nations?
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Aliment′al, supplying food; Aliment′ary, pertaining to aliment: nutritive.
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Secondly, it is proved to be true by the way it is produced, as it is the superfluity of the last aliment of the fleshy parts.
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She found great benefit from frequently changing her aliment.
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