0 to look after for a period of time; to bring up a child that is not one’s own -- nhận nuôi
She fostered the children for several months.
1 to encourage or give help to (ideas etc) -- thúc đẩy; khuyến khích
She fostered the child’s talents.
The new elites of the cities also fostered alliances with elites in other areas, for example, with the landed elites in the countryside.
They fostered a strong sense of community, and of belonging to some particular group.
In the next section, we highlight the role of specific government policies in fostering these price changes.
Environmental policy, fostered by international agreements, gives a better explanation why pollution curbs downward at high income levels.
A climate of reductionism fostered the development of technologies that were applied to physiology and to the study of the nervous system.
Challenges at work are considered to be "steeling," fostering coping resources that alleviate the detrimental effects of subsequent stressors, especially those encountered in the workplace.
A social context of this type may reduce a child's risk for depression by fostering a sense of meaning, belonging, and optimism.
In the low-aggressive line, there are multiple behaviors affected by fostering and only a single behavior influenced by endotoxin, in interaction with the fostering condition.