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cherish

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cherish/ˈtʃerɪʃ/

▶verb

1 protect and care for lovingly.

2 nurture (a hope or ambition).

– origin ME: from OFr. cheriss-, lengthened stem of cherir, from cher ‘dear’, from L. carus.

'cherish' also found in these Oxford entries:

nourish - nurture

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