n.
Function: verb
1 to provide with shelter or a refuge FF1C; harbored the refugees in our homes FF1E;
Synonyms: chamber, haven, house, roof, shelter, shield
Related Words: cherish, foster, nurse, nurture; conceal, hide, secrete; guard, protect, safeguard, screen
Idioms: give shelter ( or asylum) to
Contrasted Words: eject, evict, expel, oust; banish, deport, exile; eliminate, exclude, shut out
2 to provide with a usually temporary place to live FF1C; the miners were harbored in camps FF1E;
Synonyms: accommodate, bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, domiciliate, entertain, house, hut, lodge, put up, quarter, room, roost
Related Words: cabin, camp, encamp