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feed

[feed] / fid /
NOUN
food
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barley corn fodder forage grain hay meal
STRONG
grass grub pasturage provender provisions silage straw
WEAK
animal food vittles
VERB
give nourishment; augment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bolster deliver encourage fill find fuel give maintain nourish provide satisfy stuff supply sustain
STRONG
banquet cater cram dine dispense fatten feast foster furnish gorge hand minister nurse nurture provision regale stock strengthen support victual
WEAK
dish out hand over wine and dine
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deplete deprive withhold
STRONG
abstain fast ignore
WEAK
starve

Example Sentences

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However, the plan for a port and incinerator lodged with Fiji's government showed it would feed in local waste as well as waste shipped from Australia and across the region.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"If you have a baby right now, you'll have one more mouth to feed," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Take away the feed and the group chat—both of which parents can and should impose limits on—and you’ve taken away their world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In this way, biotin acts as a "metabolic license," allowing pyruvate to feed into the cell's energy system and compensate for the lack of glutamine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

At three o’clock, Michael and Gibby left the apartment to feed the cats.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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