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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, food, nourishment, fr. f[d3]da food. [fb]75. See {Food}.] 1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. --Shak. 2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. | |
