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Boost vs Fostered - What's the difference?

boost | fostered |

As verbs the difference between boost and fostered

is that boost is to lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement while fostered is past tense of foster.

As a noun boost

is a push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.

boost

English

(Boost)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
  • (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

    • Derived terms

    * battery booster * booster * boosterism

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
  • (slang) To steal.
  • To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

    • Anagrams

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    fostered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (foster)

    • Anagrams

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    foster

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Providing parental care to unrelated children.
  • Receiving such care
  • Related by such care

    • Noun

  • (countable, obsolete) A forester
  • (uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
  • To cultivate and grow something.
    • Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
  • To nurse or cherish something.
  • (obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
    • (Spenser)

    Antonyms

    * (cultivate and grow) hinder

    Derived terms

    * fosterable * fosterage * foster-child, foster child * fosterer * foster home * fosterhood * fostering * fosterment * foster parent

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