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育てる

そだてる

to raise

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Definitions

MM - #1627 Common N4
Ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. To raise; To rear; To bring up

2. To train; To teach; To educate

3. To promote the growth of; To nurture; To foster; To develop

MM - #1627 Common N4

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Compared to 育む, 育てる sounds like a less emotionally-involved process, and can simply refer to things like "growing one's potential/skills", or growing plants. It sounds more like a simple "raise" than "nurture".

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