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cherish

[ cher-ish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to hold or treat as dear; feel love for:

    to cherish one's native land.

  2. to care for tenderly; nurture:

    to cherish a child.

    Synonyms: sustain, nourish, nurse

    Antonyms: neglect

  3. to cling fondly or inveterately to:

    to cherish a memory.

    Antonyms: relinquish



cherish

/ ˈtʃɛrɪʃ /

verb

  1. to show great tenderness for; treasure
  2. to cling fondly to (a hope, idea, etc); nurse

    to cherish ambitions



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Derived Forms

  • ˈcherisher, noun
  • ˈcherishable, adjective
  • ˈcherishingly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • cherish·a·ble adjective
  • cherish·er noun
  • cherish·ing·ly adverb
  • over·cherish verb (used with object)
  • over·cherished adjective
  • un·cherished adjective
  • un·cherish·ing adjective
  • well-cherished adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cherish1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English cherisshen, from Middle French cheriss- (long stem of cherir ); equivalent to cher “dear” (from Latin cārus “beloved, dear, expensive”) + -ish 2; charity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cherish1

C14: from Old French cherir, from cher dear, from Latin cārus

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Synonym Study

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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Example Sentences

Special praise goes to Kudrow for the way she broadened the scope of Valerie Cherish in Season 2.

But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure.

The goal offered ecstasy to free-kick aficionados, who have had little to cherish at this World Cup.

They seem to cherish a strange, irrational notion that something in the very flow of time will cure all ills.

It's because some hearing people cherish those experiences so much and want to know that others share them.

This contempt for the masses they cherish until they have to descend from Parnassus and enter the public service.

Had Mr. Wilding been other than she now learnt he was, he would surely not cherish an attachment for a person so utterly unworthy.

She was careful to cherish in herself an openness to noble impressions and to the high poetry of nature and life.

Kitty Tynan had certainly enough imagination to make her cherish a mystery.

The wolf is capable of strong attachments, and has been known to cherish the memory of a friend for a great length of time.

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