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Noun
S:
(n)
fostering
,
fosterage
(encouragement; aiding the development of something)
S:
(n)
breeding
,
bringing up
,
fostering
,
fosterage
,
nurture
,
raising
,
rearing
,
upbringing
(helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community)
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Verb
S:
(v)
foster
,
further
(promote the growth of)
"Foster our children's well-being and education"
S:
(v)
foster
(bring up under fosterage; of children)
S:
(v)
foster
,
nurture
(help develop, help grow)
"nurture his talents"
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
patronize
,
patronise
,
patronage
,
support
,
keep going
(be a regular customer or client of)
"We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
S:
(v)
serve
,
serve well
(promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to)
"Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame