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Another word for cherish

cherish Synonyms

cherish

v.

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

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Another word for cherish

verb

To have the highest regard for:
prize¹, treasure. Idiom: hold dear. See value
To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of:
appreciate, esteem, prize¹, respect, treasure, value. Idiom: set store by. See praise

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I want to protect and cherish you.
When the World War broke out Enver began to cherish strategical ambitions.
Though in favour of national reform he continued to cherish a strong feeling of loyalty to the royal family, and on the trial of Marie Antoinette in 1793 bore testimony in her favour.
No one who fairly reads Rutilius can cherish this idea.
His studies both in English and foreign speculation led him to cherish the design also of making some worthy contribution to philosophy.

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