nurture | Definition of nurture

Synonyms and Antonyms of nurture

1 to help the growth or development of

wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent

Synonyms of nurture

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, incubate, nourish, nurse, promote

Words Related to nurture

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), support, uphold

endow, finance, fund, patronize, stake, subsidize, underwrite

abet, aid, assist

advertise, boost, plug, publicize, tout

agitate (for), campaign (for), work (for)

Near Antonyms of nurture

ban, bar, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribe

battle, combat, contend (with), counter, fight, oppose

repress, snuff (out), squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, halt, retard

encumber, fetter, hobble, impede, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle

Antonyms of nurture

discourage, frustrate, hinder, inhibit

2 to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe

Synonyms of nurture

edify, educate, enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire

Words Related to nurture

elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift

better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform

exalt, glorify, transfigure

Near Antonyms of nurture

confuse, perplex, puzzle

becloud, cloud, darken, obscure

3 to supply with nourishment

nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup

Synonyms of nurture

nourish, sustain

Words Related to nurture

sate, satiate, satisfy

cloy, fill, surfeit

fortify, replenish, strengthen

board, cater, provision, victual