alimentar

alimentar
ah-lee-mehn-tahr'
to feed; to support
Examples
1. El guardabosques nos dijo que está prohibido alimentar a los mapaches.
The forest ranger told us that it's against the rules to feed the raccoons.
 
2. La maestra intenta alimentar el interés de sus estudiantes por la lectura.
The teacher tries to support an interest in reading in her students.