nurture vs supply

supply vs nurture

nurture and supply both are nouns.

nurture and supply both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nurture	Yes	No	Yes	No
supply	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, supply is a hypernym of nurture; that is, supply is a word with a broader meaning than nurture:

nurture: provide with nourishment
supply: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of nurture include cater, ply, provide.

nurture (noun)	supply (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	the activity of supplying or providing something
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child	offering goods and services for sale
	an amount of something available for use

nurture (verb)	supply (verb)
help develop, help grow	state or say further
provide with nourishment	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
look after a child until it is an adult	give something useful or necessary to
	circulate or distribute or equip with

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