cherish

Verb

Verb Forms: cherished, cherishing, cherishes

To hold something or someone dear; to value deeply.
be fond of; be attached to
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
To cheer, to gladden.

Examples

Always CHERISH your ’Q’ and ’Z’ tiles, for they are rare treasures.
I cherish your friendship.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English charish, cherishen (“to have affection for, hold dear, treat kindly; to esteem, respect; to cherish; to take care of; to greet; to entertain, treat hospitably; to cheer; to encourage, incite”), from Old French cheriss-, chieriss-, extended stem of cherir, chierir (“to cherish”) (modern French chérir (“to cherish”)), from cher, chier (“dear, dearest”) (from Latin cārus (“beloved, dear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”)) + -ir (suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs).

Synonyms

care for, hold dear, treasure

Antonyms

despise

Scrabble Score: 15

cherish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cherish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cherish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cherish: valid Words With Friends Word