Antonyms for cherish
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : cher-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɛr ɪʃ |
Definition of cherish
Origin :- early 14c., cherischen, from Old French cheriss-, present participle stem of chierir "to hold dear" (12c., Modern French chérir), from chier "dear," from Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" (see whore). The Latin word also is the source of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese caro; Old Provençal, Catalan car. Related: Cherished; cherishing.
- verb care about deeply
- On his death-bed he charged his nephew to protect and cherish me as a sister.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- We cherish our friendship with all nations that are or would be free.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Say some word of hope, however distant—some kind word that I may cherish in my heart.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He therefore directed his officials to cherish and honour him.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- They cherish poodles, particularly post-mortem; they disdain swine.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
- Doth he not promise to love her, and to comfort her, and to cherish her, and all that?
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
- They cherish the idea that somehow the poultry do all the work.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- How, with some such look, he would counsel and cherish his daughter.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- This, at least, is the hope that I cherish, the fancy that lights me on my lonely way.
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- She cannot appreciate the good that is in him: she will neither see it, nor value it, nor cherish it.
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
Synonyms for cherish
- 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
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