Cherish

Verb

 * 1) To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
 * 2) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
 * 3)  To cheer, gladden.

Adverbs for Cherish
secretly; mutually; innocently; piously; tenderly; reverently; fondly; unconsciously; vociferously; tenaciously.

Synonyms for Cherish
indulge, nourish, encourage, foster, nurture, nurse, harbor, shelter, treasure, protect, cheer, comfort, value, cling to, hold dear.

Antonyms for Cherish
abandon, renounce, relinquish, give up, repudiate, forsake, desert, cast off, leave, denounce, discourage.

Thesaurus
adore, appreciate, apprize, attend to, baby-sit, bear, bear in mind, bosom, brood over, care for, chaperon, cling to, clip, coddle, conserve, cosset, cradle, cultivate, dearly love, defend, delight in, dry-nurse, dwell on, dwell upon, embosom, embrace, entertain, esteem, fan the embers, feed, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, have, have and hold, have in mind, hold, hold dear, hold in mind, hold on to, hug, idolize, keep, keep in memory, keep in mind, keep in view, keep watch over, lavish care on, look after, look out for, look to, love to distraction, matronize, mind, minister to, mother, nourish, nurse, nurture, pamper, preserve, prize, protege, provide for, regard, relish, retain, revere, reverence, ride herd on, safeguard, save, see after, see to, shelter, shepherd, shield, spoon-feed, suckle, support, sustain, take care of, take charge of, tend, treasure, treasure up, value, venerate, watch, watch out for, watch over, wet-nurse, worship, admire,

Etymology
From chérir.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 愛護, 爱护, 珍視, 珍视, 珍愛, 珍爱
 * Finnish:
 * French: chérir, tenir
 * German: hegen


 * Japanese: 大事
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: холить, лелеять
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:
 * French: chérir, tenir


 * Russian: ободрять, поощрять , воодушевлять , воодушевить