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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