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   foster

   /ˈfɒstə/

   verb

   • 1. encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable): "the teacher's task is to foster learning" Similar encouragepromotefurtherstimulateadvanceforwardcultivatenurturestrengthenenrichhelpaidabetassistcontribute tosupportendorsechampionspeak forproselytizesponsorespouseupholdbackboostgive backing tofacilitateOpposite neglectsuppressdestroy
   • ▪ develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself: "appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth"
   • 2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth): "a person who would foster Holly was found" Similar bring uprearraisecare fortake care oflook afternurtureprovide formotherparent
   • ▪ (of a parent or authority) assign (a child) to be brought up by someone other than its parents: British "when fostering out a child, placement workers will be looking for a home similar to their own"

   Word Origin Old Englishfōstrian ‘feed, nourish’, from fōster‘food, nourishment’, of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense ‘bring up another's (originally also one's own) child’ dates from Middle English. See also foster-.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fosterer noun

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   Synonyms for FOSTER: promote, encourage, cultivate, nurture, forward, advance, further, nourish; Antonyms of FOSTER: prevent, hinder, discourage, inhibit, frustrate, prohibit, forbid, enjoin.

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   foster. verb. These are words and phrases related to foster. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of foster. Early experience with bullies in school fostered in him a hatred of tyrants. Synonyms. encourage. promote. further. forward. advance. accommodate. aid. nurture. help forward. help onward.

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   Synonyms for FOSTER in English: bring up, raise, parent, nurse, look after, rear, care for, take care of, nurture, develop, …

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   Synonyms for FOSTER: nourish, nurse, cherish, cultivate, further, rear, nurture, encourage, nurture, promote, help, cultivate, feed; Antonyms for FOSTER: destroy, condemn, discourage, suppress, neglect, ignore.

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   raise, bring up, take care of, take charge of, care for, nurture, look after (UK), rear. Sense: Verb: promote. Synonyms: promote, encourage, cultivate, advance, nurture, further. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

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    Synonyms for FOSTERING: nurturing, promoting, encouraging, facilitating, forwarding, furthering, assisting, smoothing; Antonyms of FOSTERING: prophylactic, preventive, preventative, precautionary, deterrent, neutralizing, deterring, nullifying.

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