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Promote the growth of
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fostering
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 raising someone to be an accepted member of the community. 2 encouragement; aiding the development of something vb. (present participle of foster English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fostered , p. pr. & vb. n. Fostering .] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See Food .] To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. Some say that ravens foster ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: fosterage ] raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: breeding , bringing up , fosterage , nurture , raising , ...
Usage examples of fostering.
Planet might have decided that somehow Earth had discovered the cause of the Inhibition Death, and was deliberately fostering it among the alien peoples of the Galaxy, with the intention, perhaps, of becoming supreme among the stars.