cherish

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

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