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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

foster

verb

Definition

to encourage the development of

In a sentence

Schools should foster creativity.

Similar words

  • encourage
  • promote

Why this word matters: foster appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.