Contribute vs Foster - What's the difference?
contribute | foster |
To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
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, title= Providing parental care to unrelated children.
Receiving such care
Related by such care
(countable, obsolete) A forester
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship
To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
To cultivate and grow something.
To nurse or cherish something.
(obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
As verbs the difference between contribute and foster
is that contribute is to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole while foster is to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.As an adjective foster is
providing parental care to unrelated children.As a noun foster is
a forester.As a proper noun Foster is
{{surname|A=An|English|from=occupations}}, variant of Forster.contribute
English
Verb
(contribut)Katie L. Burke
In the News, volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}
Synonyms
* add * assist * bestow * bring * chip in * impart * kick in * lend * provide * put upfoster
English
Adjective
(-)Noun
Verb
(en verb)- Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
- (Spenser)
