cherish
verb [T] /ˈtʃer.ɪʃ/Definition
› to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you: Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence. Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Freedom of speech is a cherished (= carefully protected) right in this country.Loving and in loveDefending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving › to keep hopes, memories, or ideas in your mind because they are important to you and bring you pleasure: I cherish the memories of the time we spent together.Remembering, reminding and reminders
(Definition of cherish verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -proof suffix
- baby verb
- bastion noun
- coddle verb (PROTECT)
- cosset verb
- cover your ass, butt, backside, etc. idiom
- featherbed verb
- guard noun (PERSON WHO PROTECTS)
- guard verb (WATCH)
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective adjective
- patrol verb
- proof adjective (PROTECTED)
- protect verb
- protective adjective
- rustproof adjective
- safeguard verb
- secure verb (PROTECT)
- wet-nurse verb
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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Defending and protecting
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