alimentar

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧tar === Verb === alimentar (first-person singular indicative present alimento, past participle alimentáu) to feed, nourish (figuratively) to foster, promote Synonyms: fomentar, incitar ==== Conjugation ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From aliment +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.li.mənˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.li.menˈtaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar Homophone: alimentà (except Valencian) === Verb === alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentí, past participle alimentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/ to feed to nourish (electronics) to supply (with power, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alimentació f === Further reading === “alimentar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “alimentar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “alimentar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “alimentar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From alimento +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] IPA(key): /alimɛnˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mɛ̃n̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar === Verb === alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado) to feed ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== alimentación === Further reading === “alimentar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alimental, French alimenter, Italian alimentare, Spanish alimentar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.li.mɛnˈtar/ === Verb === alimentar (present alimentas, past alimentis, future alimentos, conditional alimentus, imperative alimentez) (transitive) to supply with what is necessary (as water, fuel to a machine, provisions to a town, food to a family or person) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === nutrar === Further reading === alimentar in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From alimento +‎ -ar, from Latin alimentum (“food”). ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar ==== Verb ==== alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado) (pronominal) to feed; to eat (to consume food) Synonyms: comer, papar O urso passa o inverno sem se alimentar. ― Bears spend winter without eating. (transitive) to feed (to give food to) Synonym: dar de comer O fazendeiro acordou cedo para alimentar o gado. ― The farmer woke up early to feed the cattle. (by extension, transitive) to feed; to charge (provide with fuel or input) Alimente o fogo com essa lenha. ― Feed the fire with this firewood. (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. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From alimento +‎ -ar (compare French alimentaire, Latin alimentārius), from Latin alimentum (“food”). ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar ==== Adjective ==== alimentar m or f (plural alimentares) (relational) food, nutrition Synonym: alimentício === Further reading === “alimentar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alimentar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “alimentar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “alimentar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “alimentar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “alimentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alimentaire, from Latin alimentārius. By surface analysis, aliment +‎ -ar. === Adjective === alimentar m or n (feminine singular alimentară, masculine plural alimentari, feminine/neuter plural alimentare) alimentary, food-related ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From alimento (“food; nourishment”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧tar === Verb === alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimenté, past participle alimentado) (transitive) to feed (give food to eat) Synonym: dar de comer (transitive, figurative) to feed into, reinforce. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alimentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025