cherish

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From Old French chérir.

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Infinitive
to cherish

Third person singular
cherishes

Simple past
cherished

Past participle
cherished

Present participle
cherishing

to cherish (third-person singular simple present cherishes, present participle cherishing, simple past and past participle cherished)

  1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
  2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

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