<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.</li><li>to care for tenderly; nurture: to cherish a child.</li><li>Synonyms: sustain, nourish, nurse</li><li>Antonyms: neglect</li><li>to cling fondly or inveterately to: to cherish a memory.</li><li>Antonyms: relinquish</li></ul>