Botanists nurture rare seedlings in controlled greenhouses to ensure their survival before transplanting them into the wild.
植物学家在受控温室中培育稀有幼苗，以确保它们在移植到野外之前能够存活。
Which choice best defines “nurture”?
A — Care for, educate. “nurture” means care for, educate.
Which word means “care for, educate”?
B — nurture. “nurture” means care for, educate.
nurture — care for, educate. In Chinese: 培养，养育.
nurture is pronounced /ˈnɜːrtʃər/.
Botanists nurture rare seedlings in controlled greenhouses to ensure their survival before transplanting them into the wild. (植物学家在受控温室中培育稀有幼苗，以确保它们在移植到野外之前能够存活。)
cultivate, foster, raise — all close in meaning to nurture (care for, educate).
neglect, stifle — each the opposite of nurture (care for, educate).
Yes. nurture is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
nurture (to rear or raise)