Cherish Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Cherish

To value greatly; cherish

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To feel love for a person:

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To value highly; esteem or treasure.

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To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.

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To participate in religious rites of worship.

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(Scots) To be pleased.

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Appreciate is defined as being grateful to someone.

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To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

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To worship (a deity)

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(Chiefly New England & Upper Southern US) To enjoy (something):

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treasure up

To hold dear

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Entertain is defined as to make hold the attention of someone and give them fun, to have someone over as a guest, or to think about something.

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To nurse or cherish something.

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To love (someone) deeply and devotedly.

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To hold dear

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Guard is defined as to keep safe, protect or cover.

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To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.

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To grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp.

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To join in an embrace.

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To put the arms around and hold closely; esp., to embrace tightly and affectionately

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To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

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To enclose protectively; surround; shelter

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To draw or press close, as in affection; snuggle:

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To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

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To keep safe; to preserve something that already exists, as in protecting trade and protecting consumers.

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To regard as; consider:

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(Figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

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Respect is defined as to feel or show esteem or honor for someone or something.

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Regarded with love or tenderness.

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To give a sense of ease to

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To instill courage or life into.

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To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots

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To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.

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To keep in a safe or healthy condition:

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To make spiritual; deprive of materiality or worldliness

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To argue in favor of; advocate:

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Sustain is defined as to support something or to endure a trial or hardship.

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To regard with deep respect or reverence.

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To hold dear

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enshrine in the memory

To hold dear

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hold fast to

To hold dear

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hang on to

To hold dear

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(UK) would like

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To caress is to stroke gently and lovingly.

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To be sulky and peevish.

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To treat gently or with great care.

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To pamper.

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To hold dear

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To touch or stroke lovingly.

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Harbor is defined as to hide, protect or cling to.

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To seek to develop familiarity with; give one's attention to; pursue

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Indulge is defined as to give into a desire.

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Nourish is defined as to feed or develop.

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To give in to; gratify:

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To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty

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Antonyms for Cherish

To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve).

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To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:

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To condemn strongly as evil

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To regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn

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To treat unkindly or harshly.

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not care

care about deeply

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To give up; renounce (a habit, idea, etc.)

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Words Related to Cherish

To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:

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To give praise to.

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rejoice in

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