nurture
11nurture — nurturable, adj. nurtureless, adj. nurturer, n. /nerr cheuhr/, v., nurtured, nurturing, n. v.t. 1. to feed and protect: to nurture one s offspring. 2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture… …
12nurture — 1. verb 1) she nurtured her children into adulthood Syn: bring up, care for, take care of, look after, tend, rear, raise, support, foster; parent, mother Ant: neglect 2) w …
13nurture — I UK [ˈnɜː(r)tʃə(r)] / US [ˈnɜrtʃər] verb [transitive] Word forms nurture : present tense I/you/we/they nurture he/she/it nurtures present participle nurturing past tense nurtured past participle nurtured 1) to provide the care and attention… …
14nurture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English norture, nurture, from Anglo French nureture, from Late Latin nutritura act of nursing, from Latin nutritus, past participle of nutrire to suckle, nourish more at nourish Date: 14th century 1. training,… …
15nurture — verb Nurture is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ambition, ↑child, ↑love, ↑talent …
16nurture — nur|ture1 [ˈnə:tʃə US ˈnə:rtʃər] v [T usually passive] formal 1.) to help a plan, idea, feeling etc to develop ▪ European union is an ideal that has been nurtured since the post war years. ▪ a hatred of foreigners nurtured by the media 2.) to… …
17nurture — nur|ture1 [ nɜrtʃər ] verb 1. ) transitive to help someone or something to develop: The magazine had the reputation of nurturing young writers. a ) to provide the necessary conditions for something to grow and develop: a totalitarian regime that… …
18nurture — See nature versus nurture debate …
19nurture — nur•ture [[t]ˈnɜr tʃər[/t]] v. tured, tur•ing, n. 1) to feed and protect or support and encourage 2) to bring up; train; educate 3) upbringing; training; education 4) development: the nurture of young artists[/ex] 5) something that nourishes;… …
20nurture a belief — index opine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
