Thesaurus
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 advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, further, incubate, nourish, nurse, nurture, promote
Related Words 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 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
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>
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