Synonyms for cherish

verb

1. To hold dear

   treasure, value, cling to, esteem, appreciate, honor, admire, prize, guard, hold dear, revere, worship, treasure up, entertain, harbor, enshrine, enshrine in the memory, hold fast to, hang on to, love, like, care for, fancy, caress, pet, coddle, clasp, cosset, embrace, adore, dote on, idolize, fondle, hug; see also love 1, 2.

   Antonyms disdain, despise, abandon, ill-treat.

2. To tend solicitously

   nurture, harbor, foster; see defend 2. See syn. study at appreciate.