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fostering up

fostering up is the present participle and gerund of foster up.

Meaning of foster up

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.

Questions about fostering up

What is fostering up the present participle and gerund of?
Fostering up is the present participle and gerund of foster up.

Words near fostering up in the dictionary

  1. fostereth
  2. fosterhome
  3. fosterhomes
  4. fosterhood
  5. fostering
  6. fostering up
  7. fosteringly
  8. fosterings
  9. Fosterisation
  10. fosterling
  11. fosterlings

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