0 past simple and past participle of nurture --
1 to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop: --
2 to have a particular emotion, plan, or idea for a long time: --
Could it have been an innovation nurtured on the rivers - a new and more seaworthy form of skin boat, for instance?
Competition is rather a "formal principle," a theoretical entity to be artificially created and nurtured.
A few excellent universities can be successfully nurtured in a sea of intellectual mediocrity.
Ability should be nurtured and, through this, exploited at an early stage through the provision of opportunities within and outside the curriculum.
This nurtured in him an excessive emphasis on commercial competence.
The seasonal production of salt nurtured the interaction between different altitudinal niches.
Involvement in various technologyand art-related performing and composing activities has nurtured my interest, particularly with reference to electroacoustic music.
Interdependency among individuals is nurtured by reciprocal relationships throughout their lives.
