cling to
Main Entry:
cherish [cher-ish]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: care about deeply
Synonyms: admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship
Notes: cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment
Antonyms: abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce
Main Entry: harbor
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in imagination
Synonyms: believe, brood over, cherish, cling to, consider, entertain, foster, hold, imagine, maintain, nurse, nurture, regard, retain
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Main Entry: retain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold on to physically or mentally
Synonyms: absorb, bear in mind, cling to, clutch, contain, detain, enjoy, grasp, hand onto, have, hold, hold fast, husband, keep, keep in mind, keep possession, maintain, memorize, mind, own, possess, preserve, put away, recall, recognize, recollect, remember, reminisce, reserve, restrain, retrospect, save, withhold
Antonyms: free, let go, lose, release, spend
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