fostered

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past simple and past participle of

to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent:

foster a child Would you consider fostering a child?

to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings:

foster something in someone I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.

They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries.