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ɪʃ 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; Middle English cherisshen < Middle French cheriss- (long stem of cherir), equivalent to cher dear (< Latin cārus) + -iss -ish2; akin to charity
1275–1325; Middle English cherisshen < Middle French cheriss- (long stem of cherir), equivalent to cher dear (< Latin cārus) + -iss -ish2; akin to charity
Related forms
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
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, 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. 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, 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. 2. nurse, nourish, sustain.
Antonyms
2. neglect. 3. relinquish.
2. neglect. 3. relinquish.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to show great tenderness for; treasure |
| 2. | to cling fondly to (a hope, idea, etc); nurse: to cherish ambitions |
| [C14: from Old French cherir, from cher dear, from Latin cārus] | |
| 'cherishable | |
| —adj | |
| 'cherisher | |
| —n | |
| 'cherishingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
cherish
c.1320, from O.Fr. chériss-, extended stem of chérir "to hold dear," from cher "dear," from L. carus (see whore).
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