Foster and Inhibit

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Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.

Usage example: the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading

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Inhibit is an antonym for foster in develop topic.

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Foster is an antonym for inhibit.

desire	foster desire	inhibit desire
ability	foster ability	inhibit ability
fear	foster fear	inhibit fear
development	foster development	inhibit development
Other words: communication, everyone.

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