Question

Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address:

. . . let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan – to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.

What does the word cherish mean as used in this sentence?

Adore

Harbor

Idolize

Nurture