1. to cultivate, foster, or encourage hostile feelings, attitudes, or relationships; to allow negative emotions to develop and grow stronger
The ongoing disputes between the neighbors continued to nurture hostility.
As disputas contínuas entre os vizinhos continuavam a alimentar a hostilidade.
2. to deliberately maintain or strengthen enmity and antagonism
Political propaganda can nurture hostility between different groups.
A propaganda política pode alimentar a hostilidade entre diferentes grupos.