cherish
[ cher-ish ]
/ ˈtʃɛr ɪʃ /
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
to care for tenderly; nurture: to cherish a child.
to cling fondly or inveterately to: to cherish a memory.
Origin of cherish
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1, 2.
Cherish,
foster,
harbor imply giving affection, care, or shelter to something.
Cherish suggests regarding or treating something as an object of affection or as valuable:
to cherish a friendship.
Foster implies sustaining and nourishing something with care, especially in order to promote, increase, or strengthen it:
to foster a hope; to foster enmity.
Harbor suggests giving shelter to or entertaining something undesirable, especially evil thoughts or intentions:
to harbor malice or a grudge.
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British Dictionary definitions for cherish
cherish
/ (ˈtʃɛrɪʃ) /
verb (tr)
to show great tenderness for; treasure
to cling fondly to (a hope, idea, etc); nurse
to cherish ambitions
Derived forms of cherish
cherishable, adjective cherisher, noun cherishingly, adverbWord Origin for cherish
C14: from Old French
cherir, from
cher dear, from Latin
cārus