cherish Copy link Outline 1. fŏvĕo, fōvi, fōtum, 22. cŏlo, ui, cultum, 3 (less strong and expressive than foveo)3. amplector, plexus, 3 (fig. • cherish: To treat tenderly or considerately: 1. fŏvĕo, fōvi, fōtum, 2: hens c. their young ones with their wings, gallinae pullos pennis f., Cic.: they c.'d my enemy, inimicum meum fovebant, Cic. Fig.: to c. talents and the arts, ingenia et artes f., Suet.: to c. hope, spem f., Mart.: Ov. 2. cŏlo, ui, cultum, 3 (less strong and expressive than foveo): Jupiter c.s and nourishes mankind, Jupiter genus c. alitque hominum, Pl.: v. to foster. Fig.: to c. the love of virginity, virginitatis amorem c., Virg. 3. amplector, plexus, 3 (fig.: lit. to embrace): to c. virtue, virtutem am., Cic. Phr.: to c. animosities with anyone, inimicitias cum aliquo gerere: to c. remote hopes. spem inchoare longam, Hor.: v. to entertain.