cherish
- Verb. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
- Verb. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
- Verb. (obsolete) To cheer, gladden.
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