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cher⋅ish
[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. |
| 3. | to cling fondly or inveterately to: to cherish a memory. |
Origin:
1275–1325; ME cherisshen < MF cheriss- (long s. of cherir), equiv. to cher dear (< L cārus) + -iss -ish 2 ; akin to charity
1275–1325; ME cherisshen < MF cheriss- (long s. of cherir), equiv. to cher dear (< L cārus) + -iss -ish 2 ; akin to charity
Related forms:
cher⋅ish⋅a⋅ble, adjective
cher⋅ish⋅er, noun
cher⋅ish⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
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, esp. in order to promote, increase, or strengthen it: to foster a hope; to foster enmity. Harbor suggests giving shelter to or entertaining something undesirable, esp. evil thoughts or intentions: to harbor malice or a grudge. 2. nurse, nourish, sustain.
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, esp. in order to promote, increase, or strengthen it: to foster a hope; to foster enmity. Harbor suggests giving shelter to or entertaining something undesirable, esp. evil thoughts or intentions: to harbor malice or a grudge. 2. nurse, nourish, sustain.
Antonyms:
2. neglect. 3. relinquish.
2. neglect. 3. relinquish.
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| cher·ish (chěr'ĭsh) tr.v. cher·ished, cher·ish·ing, cher·ish·es
[Middle English cherishen, from Old French cherir, cheriss-, from cher, dear, from Latin cārus; see kā- in Indo-European roots.] cher'ish·a·ble n., cher'ish·er n. |
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Cherish
Cher"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cherished; p. pr. & vb. n. Cherising.] [F. ch['e]rir, fr. cher dear, fr. L. carus. See Caress, Finish.]1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. --1 Thess. ii. 7. 2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. To cherish virtue and humanity. --Burke. Syn: To nourish; foster; nurse; nurture; entertain; encourage; comfort; protect; support; See Nurture.
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Language Translation for : cherish
Italian:
avere cura di,
German:
schätzen,
Japanese:
大切に育てる
cherish
c.1320, from O.Fr. chériss-, extended stem of chérir "to hold dear," from cher "dear," from L. carus (see whore).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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