vverb.socialpromote the growth ofSynset:foster
Examples:- Foster our children's well-being and education
Derivationally Related Form:furtherancefosteringfosterage
Hypernyms:advance boost encourage further promote
Inherited Hypernyms:fosterpromotesupport
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialcontribute to the progress or growth ofSynset:advance boost encourage promote
Examples:- I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Derivationally Related Form:promotiveboostencouragementpromotionboosterfurtheranceadvance
Hypernyms:back up support
Inherited Hypernyms:promotesupport
Direct Hyponyms:carryconduceconnive atcontributefeedfosterfurtherhelpleadspurwink at
Full Troponyms:carryconnive atcontributefeedfosterhelpspur
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: encourage)
adj satadj.allmore distant in especially degreeSynset:farther
Examples:- nothing could be further from the truth
- further from our expectations
- farther from the truth
- farther from our expectations
Antonyms:near
Inherited Hypernyms:further
Similar to:far
advadv.allto or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage ('further' is used more often than 'farther' in this abstract sense)Synset:farther
Examples:- further complicated by uncertainty about the future
- let's not discuss it further
- nothing could be further from the truth
- they are further along in their research than we expected
- the application of the law was extended farther
- he is going no farther in his studies
Inherited Hypernyms:further
advadv.allin addition or furthermore; further, they should be here already"Examples:- if we further suppose
- stated further that he would not cooperate with them
- they are definitely coming
Inherited Hypernyms:further
advadv.allto or at a greater distance in time or space ('farther' is used more frequently than 'further' in this physical sense)Synset:farther
Examples:- farther north
- moved farther away
- farther down the corridor
- the practice may go back still farther to the Druids
- went only three miles further
- further in the future
Inherited Hypernyms:farther