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cherish, v.|ˈtʃɛrɪʃ|
Forms: 4 cheresch, chirisch, 4–5 cherisch(e, cheris(s, cherse, 4–6 cherice, -ych(e, -ys(he, -issh, 5 -eysch, -ysch(e, -ich, -issch, charisshe, 5–6 cheryss(h, 6 Sc. chereis, charish, 6–7 cherrish, cheerish, 6–8 chearish, 4– cherish.
[ME. cheriss, -isch, a. F. chériss- extended stem of chérir to cherish, hold dear, f. cher dear: see -ish. The -eis, -ice form was favoured in Sc.; with the abridged form cherse, cf. nourish, nurse.]
†1. trans. To hold dear, treat with tenderness and affection; to make much of. Obs. or arch.
c1320R. Brunne Medit. 333 My dyscyple whych y haue chersid, Me to betraye hym haue þey hyred. c1374Chaucer Former Age 52 But eche of hem wolde oother wel cheryce. c1475Partenay 121 The Erle Amerie, Which so was louyd and cherished tho. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 13 We be the yongest chyldren of God, and therfore he maketh moost of vs and cheryssheth vs. 1655–60Stanley Hist. Philos. (1701) 122/2, I studie to live for them, which you will not do unless you cherish yourself. 1745P. Thomas Jrnl. Voy. S. Seas 61 The Spaniards are very kind to their black Slaves, whom they cherish and encourage highly.
†b. To make too much of, pamper, pet. Obs.
a1450Knt. de la Tour (1868) 8 And the yongger [daughter] was so cherisshed that she dede what she wolde. 1483Vulg. abs Terentio 32 b, I cherish or make to mykell of my selfe [nimis michi indulgeo].
†c. To caress, fondle; to hug; to stroke or pat endearingly. Obs. or arch.
a1550Christis Kirke Gr. iv, He chereist hir, scho bad gae chat him. 1614Markham Cheap Husb. i. ii. (1668) 10 Take off his saddle and cherish him, and then dress him, and cloath him up for all night. 1768Sterne Sent. Journ., Calais (The Remise Door), I could have taken her into my arms, and cherished her. 1814Southey Roderick xxv. 224 Look how he leans To cherish him; and how the gallant horse Curves up his stately neck.
2. To treat with fostering care, foster tenderly, nurse (children, young creatures).
1340–70Alisaunder 53 Hee cherished þe childe cheefe ouer alle, Þat he was woxen full weele. c1450Merlin i. 16 They toke the child and cherishid it. 1566Drant Wail. Hierimye i, Thynges precious or good, To cheryshe theyr so needie sowles. 1611Bible 1 Thess. ii. 7 As a nurse cherisheth her children. 1635N. R. tr. Camden's Hist. Eliz. ii. 156 He promised to cherish her as the henne cherisheth her chickens. 1868Freeman Norm. Conq. III. vii. 76 The young prince..was cherished during the winter by a yeoman who knew his rank.
b. To foster, tend, cultivate (plants obs., hair, etc.).
1519W. Horman Vulg. x, Some cherisshe theyr busshis of heare with moche kymbeynge and wesshynge in lye. 1577B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. ii. (1586) 69 Angelica..is cherished in our Gardens. 1586T. Cogan Haven Health xliv. (1636) 58 For their sweetnesse they [gilliflowers] are worthily cherished in Gardens. 1593Shakes. 3 Hen. VI, ii. vi. 21 For what doth cherrish Weeds, but gentle ayre? a1845Barham Ingol. Leg., Bagman's Dog, How the Sailors, too, swear, How they cherish their hair.
c. transf. and fig.
1703Maundrell Journ. Jerus. (1732) 11 One of the most flourishing places..being cherished and put in a way of Trade. 1769Robertson Charles V, V. ii. 273 He [Erasmus] first scattered the seeds, which Luther cherished and brought to maturity. 1842Tennyson Locksley Hall 65 That I should cherish that which bears but bitter fruit.
†3. To entertain kindly (a guest). Obs.
c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 8758 Joye he made for his comyng..& cherisched hym ouer alle oþere of pris. c1340Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 2055 Ȝif þay for charyté cherysen a gest. 1556Chron. Gr. Friars (1852) 46 The kynge of Ynglond..had cherycyd and made moche of theme alle. 1596Shakes. 1 Hen. IV, iii. iii. 194 Looke to thy Seruants, and cherish thy Guests. 1665Evelyn Let. to Wren 4 Apr., I will charge you with some addresses to Friends of mine there, that shall exceedingly cherish you. 1738Glover Leonidas i. 196 Received And hospitably cherish'd.
†4. To cheer, gladden, inspirit, encourage. Obs.
c1325E.E. Allit. P. B. 128 Rehayte rekenly þe riche & þe poueren, & cherisch hem alle with his cher. c1400Destr. Troy 6131 Ne be cheryst with chere thurgh our chaunse febyll. c1430Lydg. Compl. Bl. Knt. xliii, Myn accusours..cherissheth hem my deth to purchase. 1649Norwood Voy. Virginia in Voy. & Trav. (1744) VI, We cherish'd him the best we could, and would not have him so profoundly sad. 1734Watts Reliq. Juv. (1789) 210 The verdant prospect cherishes our sight.
5. To take affectionate care of (a thing); to keep or guard carefully. Obs. exc. as passing into 7.
c1325E.E. Allit. P. B. 1154 Hov charged more watz his chaunce þat hem [vesselles] cherych nolde. 1477Earl Rivers (Caxton) Dictes 22 Suche thinges wol be gretely kept, and cherisshed. 1583Stanyhurst æneis iii. (Arb.) 86 Cherrish theese presents. 1831Brewster Newton (1855) II. xxvii. 415 Every memorial of so great a man..has been preserved and cherished with peculiar veneration.
6. To keep warm; ‘to give warmth, ease, or comfort to’ (J.). arch.
1399Langl. Rich. Redeles ii. 144 Hennes..cherichen her chekonys ffro chele of þe wynter. c1440Promp. Parv. 73 Chersyn, foveo. 1610Healey St. Aug. Citie of God 436 Cherished as the hen doth her egges with heate. 1667Milton P.L. x. 1068 Some better warmth to cherish Our Limbs benumm'd. 1785Burns Vision ii. xv, When the deep green-mantled Earth Warm-cherished every floweret's birth.
7. To entertain in the mind, harbour fondly, encourage, cling to (a hope, feeling, design, etc.).
(The most frequent current sense.)
c1385Chaucer L.G.W. 462 It was myn entente To forthere trouthe in love & it cheryse. 1406Hoccleve Misrule 282 Men love [trouthe] nat, men wole it not cherice. 1593Shakes. Rich. II, ii. iii. 147 You that doe abett him in this kind, Cherish Rebellion, and are Rebels all. 1672Marvell Reh. Transp. i. 191 You cannot enough esteem and cherrish this fancy. 1781Gibbon Decl. & F. III. xxx. 134 The hostile designs, which they had long cherished in their ferocious minds. 1798Ferriar Varieties of Man 196 Every age cherishes its favourite errors. 1866G. Macdonald Ann. Q. Neighb. xiv. (1878) 292 You should not cherish resentment against him. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) III. 157 Opinions and beliefs which have been cherished among ourselves. |