Foster and Maintain

Foster

Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.

Maintain and foster are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Foster".

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.

Foster and maintain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foster" instead a verb "Maintain".

Common collocations

loyalty foster loyalty maintain loyalty
friendship foster friendship maintain friendship
sense foster sense maintain sense
life foster life maintain life
Other words: order, peace, relations, army, level, atmosphere, identity.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Changeling Big Bad Duumvirate: Though Captain Jones is Christine's personal tormentor, the Mayor and the Commissioner are the ones who foster and maintain the rampant corruption that enables him, and both are shown to not give a damn about ordinary citizens.
  • Lawful Neutral He doesn't really care about good or evil and his only job is to maintain order in the household of Foster's.
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