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alimentar

to feed

verb ah-lee-men-TAHR Less Common

Also means

to fuel

Usage Note

Alimentar covers feeding people, animals, and machines — alimentar a los niños, alimentar el fuego ('to feed the fire'). The reflexive alimentarse de means 'to live on' a food. The related noun alimento ('food, nourishment') is common; the adjective alimenticio ('nutritional, food-related') appears in labels and health contexts.

Examples

"Es importante alimentar bien a los niños."

Natural Translation

It is important to feed children well.

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