fostered

[ faw-sterd, fos-terd ]

adjective

1. promoted or cultivated:

   We need to cut through the deliberately fostered confusions that persist in the debate surrounding the referendum campaign.

   The two-acre garden displays six species of its independently fostered roses.

2. cared for as a foster child in the home of someone other than the natural or adoptive parents:

   In that jurisdiction, 17 percent of all fostered children aged 5 to 18 had been in the same placement for more than five years.

3. (of animals)
   1. cared for temporarily as a pet in a home until adoption can be arranged, often because medical care is required:

      Once recovered, the fostered dogs had a better chance of being adopted than healthy ones straight from the shelter.

   2. raised by other than its own biological parents:

      Two male penguins entrusted with the care of a fostered egg have welcomed a tiny penguin chick into the world.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of foster.

Other Words From

• un·fos·tered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fostered¹

First recorded in 1580–90; foster ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; foster ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

All this helps to foster an authentic connection to a brand.

From Search Engine Watch

Diane Hoskins, co-CEO of Gensler, whose company has been surveying workers for the past 15 years, says people spend about half their time at the office on “individual-focused activities”—something their shrinking workspaces do not foster.

From Fortune

City Hall has often discussed fostering closer ties with Tijuana, but it’s always amounted to something of an afterthought.

From Voice of San Diego

Last year, the agency announced that private companies would be allowed to use the space station for a fee with the goal of fostering a low-Earth orbit economy.

From Singularity Hub 

“We feel good about the electorate going into the runoff,” Foster told Vox.

From Vox

Thanks to the jazz scene, the city fostered a thriving African-American culture.

From The Daily Beast

Wales fostered a loose system of collective management, in which he played guide and gentle prodder but not boss.

From The Daily Beast

In the art world, it is fostered by an incessant rain of numbers in the media whenever an art star comes to its attention.

From The Daily Beast

These not-so-very-dark ages fostered intellectual and cultural forces that themselves led to the Reformation.

From The Daily Beast

It has always been the case that churches, synagogues and mosques have fostered compassionate care for the unfortunate.

From The Daily Beast

In his opinion, "only that (p. 099) which is fostered in the Indies, and brought home by Mariners and Traffiquers, is to be used."

From Project Gutenberg

Ill should I repay the family who fostered my son, were I to surrender their darling into the hands of his enemies.

From Project Gutenberg

They became more common and more influential as the development of industry was fostered by the central government.

From Project Gutenberg

A belief, such as we refer to, was promulgated amongst the Crusaders, and was fostered by the founders of the Inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

But they had, or maybe it was optical illusion on my part, illusion fostered by mental unrest.

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Related Words

• covered
• guaranteed
• guarded
• preserved
• secured
• sheltered