foster
FAW-sterverbMeaning to encourage the growth or development of
Memory hook FOSTER: helps you grow FASTER. With paint, space and praise, the art teacher helps her students improve faster than they ever could alone. She fosters their talent.
The art club fosters young talent with free paint and lots of praise.
In context The coach hoped to foster a sense of teamwork, so she paired older and younger players and had them practice every drill together.
Similar encourage, promote, nurture, cultivate
Opposite discourage, stifle, neglect
From Old English fostrian, “to nourish, feed.”