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foster up

foster up verb: to raise up (something); to foster, nurse, increase or strengthen (something).

Verb

foster up (third-person singular simple present fosters up, present participle fostering up, simple past and past participle fostered up)

  1. (dated, transitive) To raise up (something); to foster, nurse, increase or strengthen (something).
    • He fostered up their anger at the king's actions.

Forms of foster up

third-person singular presentfosters up
present participlefostering up
past participlefostered up
pastfostered up

Questions about foster up

What does foster up mean?
Foster up means to raise up (something); to foster, nurse, increase or strengthen (something).
What part of speech is foster up?
Foster up is a verb.
What is the past tense of foster up?
The past tense of foster up is fostered up.

Words near foster up in the dictionary

  1. Foster North
  2. foster parent
  3. foster parents
  4. foster sibling
  5. foster sister
  6. foster up
  7. Foster's rule
  8. foster-home
  9. foster-homes
  10. fosterable
  11. fosterage

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