(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
The president will ~ the memory of this visit to Ohio...
= treasure
VERB: V n
~ed
...the ~ed dream of a world without wars.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
If you ~ someone or something, you take good care of them because you love them.
The previous owners had ~ed the house.
VERB: V n
~ed
He described the picture as his most ~ed possession.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you ~ a right, a privilege, or a principle, you regard it as important and try hard to keep it.
These people ~ their independence and sovereignty.
VERB: V n
~ed
Freud called into question some deeply ~ed beliefs.
ADJ: ADJ n