mimar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cherish verb To care for someone or something deeply and protect it tenderly.
- coddle verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
- cosset verb To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
- featherbed noun A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
- mime noun The art of acting out a story or feeling through gesture and movement, without speaking.
- pamper verb To treat someone with great care, comfort, and indulgence, often more than is really necessary.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
Senses
mimar is used for these senses in English:
- cherish To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
- coddle (transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
- cosset (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s]
- featherbed (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
- mime (intransitive) To act without words.
- pamper (transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
- spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
cherish — full definition
- verb To care for someone or something deeply and protect it tenderly.
- verb To hold an idea, memory, or hope dear.
coddle — full definition
- verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
- verb To cook gently in water just below boiling point, especially of eggs.