Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nurture
Participle: nurtured
Gerund: nurturing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | nurture |
| you | nurture |
| he;she;it | nurtures |
| we | nurture |
| you | nurture |
| they | nurture |
Perfect
| I | have nurtured |
| you | have nurtured |
| he;she;it | has nurtured |
| we | have nurtured |
| you | have nurtured |
| they | have nurtured |
Past
| I | nurtured |
| you | nurtured |
| he;she;it | nurtured |
| we | nurtured |
| you | nurtured |
| they | nurtured |
Pluperfect
| I | had nurtured |
| you | had nurtured |
| he;she;it | had nurtured |
| we | had nurtured |
| you | had nurtured |
| they | had nurtured |
Future
| I | will nurture |
| you | will nurture |
| he;she;it | will nurture |
| we | will nurture |
| you | will nurture |
| they | will nurture |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nurtured |
| you | will have nurtured |
| he;she;it | will have nurtured |
| we | will have nurtured |
| you | will have nurtured |
| they | will have nurtured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nurture |
| you | nurture |
| he;she;it | nurture |
| we | nurture |
| you | nurture |
| they | nurture |
Perfect
| I | have nurtured |
| you | have nurtured |
| he;she;it | have nurtured |
| we | have nurtured |
| you | have nurtured |
| they | have nurtured |
Imperfect
| I | nurtured |
| you | nurtured |
| he;she;it | nurtured |
| we | nurtured |
| you | nurtured |
| they | nurtured |
Pluperfect
| I | had nurtured |
| you | had nurtured |
| he;she;it | had nurtured |
| we | had nurtured |
| you | had nurtured |
| they | had nurtured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nurture |
| you | would nurture |
| he;she;it | would nurture |
| we | would nurture |
| you | would nurture |
| they | would nurture |
Perfect
| I | would have nurtured |
| you | would have nurtured |
| he;she;it | would have nurtured |
| we | would have nurtured |
| you | would have nurtured |
| they | would have nurtured |
Imperative
| you | nurture |
| we | Let's nurture |
| you | nurture |
Verbs conjugated like 'nurture'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nurture'
culture,
nature,
rupture,
suture,
torture,
vulture,
capture,
cloture,
curmur,
enculture,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to encourage, especially the growth or development of something
- feed, foster, grow, promote, raise
- sustain
- cherish, nurse, nourish, foster, feed
Antonyms
- to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle
- abet, assist, expedite, facilitate, further, help, hurdle, hinder
- to encourage, especially the growth or development of something
- destroy, hinder
- to upset or make a mess of something; to put into disarray; to adversely alter
- aid, bolster, cultivate, foster, hold up, prop up, support, sustain, spoil, uphold
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1330 (n.), "breeding, upbringing," from O.Fr.
nourriture "nourishment," from L.L.
nutritia (see nursery). The verb meaning "to feed or nourish" is attested from c.1430.
2. From Middle English norture, noriture, from Old French norriture, norreture, from Late Latin nutritura (“nourishment”), from Latin nutrire (“to nourish”). See: Latin '
nutrire'.
Sample Sentences
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Look where he would, some heap of ruins afforded him rich promise of a working off; the whole town appeared to have been ploughed, and sown, and nurtured by most genial weather; and a goodly harvest was at hand. [1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 70.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 344:]
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2009, UNESCO, The United Nations World Water Development Report – N° 3 - 2009 – Freshwater and International Law (the Interplay between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives), page 10, →ISBN
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The relationships between universal norms and specific norms nurture the development of international law.