Foster and Prohibit

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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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Prohibit is an antonym for foster.

Prohibit verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

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Foster is an antonym for prohibit.

conflict	foster conflict	prohibit conflict
development	foster development	prohibit development

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