# alimentar
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

### Verb

alimentar (first-person singular indicative present alimento, past participle alimentáu)
* to feed, nourish
* (figuratively) to foster, promote
    Synonyms: fomentar, incitar

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

From aliment +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.li.mənˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.li.menˈtaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar
* Homophone: alimentà (except Valencian)

### Verb

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentí, past participle alimentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* to feed
* to nourish
* (electronics) to supply (with power, etc.)

#### Derived terms

* alimentació f

### Further reading

* “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, 2025
* “alimentar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

From alimento +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* IPA: /alimɛnˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mɛ̃n̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* alimentación

### Further reading

* “alimentar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.li.mɛnˈtar/

### Verb

alimentar (present alimentas, past alimentis, future alimentos, conditional alimentus, imperative alimentez)
* (transitive) to supply with what is necessary (as water, fuel to a machine, provisions to a town, food to a family or person)

#### Derived terms

* alimentala, alimentanta (“alimental: sustaining”)
* alimento (“alimentation: supply, maintenance, feeding”)

### See also

* nutrar

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.li.mẽˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.li.mẽˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.li.mẽˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.mẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.mẽˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.mẽˈta.ɾi/
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

#### Verb

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado)
* (pronominal) to feed; to eat (to consume food)
    Synonyms: comer, papar
    O urso passa o inverno sem se alimentar. ― Bears spend winter without eating.
* (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.
* (by extension, transitive) to feed; to charge (provide with fuel or input)
    Alimente o fogo com essa lenha. ― Feed the fire with this firewood.
* (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.

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

##### Related terms

* alimentação
* alimentar-se
* alimentício
* alimento

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈtaʁ/ [a.li.mẽˈtah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈtaʁ/ [a.li.mẽˈtah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈtaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈtaʁ/ [a.li.mẽˈtaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.li.mẽˈtaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.mẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.mẽˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.mẽˈta.ɾi/
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar

#### Adjective

alimentar m or f (plural alimentares)
* (relational) food, nutrition
    Synonym: alimentício

### Further reading

* “alimentar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “alimentar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “alimentar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “alimentar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “alimentar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “alimentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

alimentar m or n (feminine singular alimentară, masculine plural alimentari, feminine and neuter plural alimentare)
* alimentary, food-related

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧tar

### Verb

alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimenté, past participle alimentado)
* (transitive) to feed (give food to eat)
    Synonym: dar de comer
* (transitive, figurative) to feed into, reinforce.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* alimentación
* alimentador
* autoalimentarse

#### Related terms

* alimentario

### Further reading

* “alimentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10