Furtherance
//ˈfɜːðəɹəns// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of furthering or helping forward; assistance towards something desired. countable, uncountable
"Though so profound a double-dealer, I was in no sense a hypocrite; both sides of me were in dead earnest; I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame, than when I laboured, in the eye of day, at the furtherance of knowledge or the relief of sorrow and suffering."
- 2 the advancement of some enterprise wordnet
- 3 encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something wordnet
Example
More examples"Humans are more likely than chimpanzees to seek out violence in furtherance of some goal, while chimpanzees are more likely to react to a perceived threat with violence."
Etymology
From further + -ance.
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