• IPA^(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧tar

alimentar (first-person singular indicative present alimento, past participle alimentáu)

1. to feed, nourish
2. (figuratively) to foster, promote

   Synonyms: fomentar, incitar

From aliment +‎ -ar.

• 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)

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentí, past participle alimentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to feed
2. to nourish
3. (electronics) to supply (with power, etc.)

• alimentació f

• “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

From alimento +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• IPA^(key): /alimɛnˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mɛ̃n̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado)

1. to feed

• alimentación

• “alimentar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Borrowed from English alimental, French alimenter, Italian alimentare, Spanish alimentar.

• IPA^(key): /a.li.mɛnˈtar/

alimentar (present alimentas, past alimentis, future alimentos, conditional alimentus, imperative alimentez)

1. (transitive) to supply with what is necessary (as water, fuel to a machine, provisions to a town, food to a family or person)

• nutrar

• alimentar in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924

From alimento +‎ -ar, from Latin alimentum (“food”).

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• Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado)

1. (pronominal) to feed; to eat (to consume food)

   Synonyms: comer, papar

   O urso passa o inverno sem se alimentar. ― Bears spend winter without eating.

2. (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.

3. (by extension, transitive) to feed; to charge (provide with fuel or input)

   Alimente o fogo com essa lenha. ― Feed the fire with this firewood.

4. (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.

From alimento +‎ -ar (compare French alimentaire, Latin alimentārius), from Latin alimentum (“food”).

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• Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

alimentar m or f (plural alimentares)

1. (relational) food, nutrition

   Synonym: alimentício

• “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

Borrowed from French alimentaire, from Latin alimentārius. By surface analysis, aliment +‎ -ar.

alimentar m or n (feminine singular alimentară, masculine plural alimentari, feminine/neuter plural alimentare)

1. alimentary, food-related

From alimento (“food; nourishment”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧tar

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimenté, past participle alimentado)

1. (transitive) to feed (give food to eat)

   Synonym: dar de comer

2. (transitive, figurative) to feed into, reinforce.

• “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

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