nourish vs feed

nourish is not a noun while feed is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nourish	No	No	Yes	No
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, feed is a hypernym of nourish; that is, feed is a word with a broader meaning than nourish:

Other hypernyms of nourish include give.

nourish (noun)	feed (noun)
	food for domestic livestock

nourish (verb)	feed (verb)
provide with nourishment	provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
give nourishment to	introduce continuously
	take in food; used of animals only
	give food to
	serve as food for; be the food for
	feed into; supply
	provide as food
	gratify
	profit from in an exploitatory manner
	move along, of liquids
	support or promote