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Definition of Cherish
1. Verb. Be fond of; be attached to. "Sam and Sue cherish the movie "
Generic synonyms: Love
Specialized synonyms: Yearn
Derivative terms: Treasure
Definition of Cherish
1. v. t. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
Definition of Cherish
1. Verb. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. ¹
2. Verb. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To cheer, gladden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cherish
1. to hold dear [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cherish
Literary usage of Cherish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... a« I haue sayd before, Ye must of pity cherish more and more Your man, and
tender after his desert, And giue him courage for to been expert. ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone (1876)
"... and, the more effectually to foster and cherish it, King Henry the Third, in
the nineteenth year of his reign, issued out an order directed to the mayor ..."
3. The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces by John Marshall (1832)
"The republic of America; may her administration have virtue enough to defy the
ordeal of patriotic societies, and patriotism enough to cherish instead of ..."
4. The Poet at the Breakfast-table: He Talks with His Fellow-boarders and the by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1891)
"cherish it, inhabitants of the two-hilled city, once three-hilled; ye who have
said to the mountain, "Remove hence," and turned the sea into dry land! ..."
5. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see CLEAR, RECOVER, WIN. loss, nl See RUIN. 4. See AMOUR, LIKING.
love, ». t. 1. belove (chiefly in passive), cherish; spec, adore, idolize, ..."
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