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nurture

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nurture

1 to help the growth or development of

  • wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent
Synonyms of nurture

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, incubate, nourish, nurse, promote
Words Related to nurture

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), support, uphold

endow, finance, fund, patronize, stake, subsidize, underwrite

abet, aid, assist

advertise, boost, plug, publicize, tout

agitate (for), campaign (for), work (for)
Near Antonyms of nurture

ban, bar, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribe

battle, combat, contend (with), counter, fight, oppose

repress, snuff (out), squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, halt, retard

encumber, fetter, hobble, impede, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle
Antonyms of nurture

discourage, frustrate, hinder, inhibit

2 to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

  • she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe
Synonyms of nurture

edify, educate, enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire
Words Related to nurture

elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift

better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform

exalt, glorify, transfigure
Near Antonyms of nurture

confuse, perplex, puzzle

becloud, cloud, darken, obscure

3 to supply with nourishment

  • nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup
Synonyms of nurture

nourish, sustain
Words Related to nurture

sate, satiate, satisfy

nurse, suckle

cloy, fill, surfeit

fortify, replenish, strengthen

feed

board, cater, provision, victual

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