alimentar

alimentar (first-person singular indicative present alimento, past participle alimentáu)

1. to feed, nourish
2. (figuratively) to foster, promote

   Synonyms: fomentar, incitar

From aliment +‎ -ar.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.li.mənˈta/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.li.menˈtaɾ/
• Homophone: alimentà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, past participle alimentat)

1. to feed
2. to nourish
3. (electronics) to supply (with power, etc.)

• alimentació f

From aliment +‎ -ar.

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado)

1. to feed

• alimentación

From Latin alimentum (“food”)

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alimentar m or f (plural alimentares, comparable)

1. relating to food or nutrition

   Synonym: alimentício

alimentar (first-person singular present indicative alimento, past participle alimentado)

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to feed; to eat (to consume food)

   O urso passa o inverno sem se alimentar. ― Bears spend winter without eating.

   Synonyms: comer, papar

2. (transitive) to feed (to give food to)

   O fazendeiro acordou cedo para alimentar o gado. ― The farmer woke up early to feed the cattle.

   Synonym: dar de comer

3. (by extension, transitive) to feed; to charge (provide with fuel or input)

   Alimente o fogo com essa lenha. ― Feed the fire with this firewood.

4. (figuratively, transitive) to nurture (encourage the development of)

   Esse tipo de comentário só serve para alimentar o ódio. ― This kind of comment is only good for nurturing hatred.

From alimento (“food; nourishment”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/, [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimenté, past participle alimentado)

1. (transitive) to feed (to give food to eat)

   Synonym: dar de comer

• alimentario

• “alimentar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.