Associations to the word «Cherish»

Wiktionary

CHERISH, verb. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
CHERISH, verb. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
CHERISH, verb. (obsolete) To cheer, gladden.

Dictionary definition

CHERISH, verb. Be fond of; be attached to.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats