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

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.]

Aliment \Al"i*ment\, v. t.
   1. To nourish; to support.

   2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]