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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AL'IMENT, n. [L. alimentum, from alo, to feed.]
That which nourishes; food; nutriment; any thing which feeds or adds to a substance, animal or vegetable, in natural growth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals] v
1: give nourishment to [syn: nutrify, aliment, nourish]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin alimentum, from alere to nourish — more at old Date: 15th century food, nutriment; also sustenance <there was nothing there of conversational aliment — Kingsley Amis> II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to give aliment to ; nourish, sustain

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. formal 1 food. 2 support or mental sustenance. Derivatives: alimental adj. Etymology: ME f. F aliment or L alimentum f. alere nourish

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aliment Al"i*ment, n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.] 1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of their sloth and weakness. --Bacon. 2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aliment Al"i*ment, v. t. 1. To nourish; to support. 2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Nourishment, nutriment, food, sustenance, subsistence, provision, fare, diet, regimen, victuals, meat, meat and drink, viands, cheer, pabulum, rations, feed, provender, fodder, forage, prog. See food.