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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

촉진하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chok-jin-ha-da

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Foster/ˈfɔː.stər/
verbadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 조직은 창의성을 촉진하는 것을 목표로 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To encourage the development or growth of something.

    "The organization aims to foster creativity among young artists."
  2. 2

    To take care of a child that is not one's own, usually temporarily.

    "They decided to foster a child in need of a loving home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'fōstrian', meaning to nourish, feed, or bring up, stemming from 'fōstor' (nourishment). Over time, the term evolved from strictly denoting physical nursing and raising of children or animals to broadly encompassing the encouragement, cultivation, and development of abstract concepts, growth, and relationships.

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