Cherish

v. t.	1.	To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. [imp. & p. p. Cherished (chĕr"ĭsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Cherising.] We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. - 1 Thess. ii. 7.
	2.	To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. To cherish virtue and humanity. - Burke.

Verb

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cherish - be fond of; be attached to Synonyms: hold dear, treasure, care for

admire, adore, apprize, attend to, baby-sit, bear, bear in mind, bosom, brood over, care for, chaperon, cling to, clip, coddle, conserve, cosset, cradle, cultivate, dearly love, defend, delight in, dry-nurse, dwell on, dwell upon, embosom, embrace, entertain, esteem, fan the embers, feed, fondle, guard, harbor, have, have and hold, have in mind, hold, hold in mind, hold on to, hug, idolize, keep, keep in memory, keep in mind, keep in view, keep watch over, lavish care on, look after, look out for, look to, love to distraction, matronize, mind, minister to, mother, nourish, pamper, preserve, protege, provide for, regard, relish, retain, revere, reverence, ride herd on, safeguard, save, see after, see to, shelter, shepherd, shield, spoon-feed, suckle, support, sustain, take care of, take charge of, tend, treasure up, venerate, watch, watch out for, watch over, wet-nurse, worship