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further(4) (iou)



further verb. See also FARTHER verb.
[Old English fyrTr(i)an from furTor, -Tra FURTHER adverb, adjective.]
verb trans. Help on, assist; promote, favour (an undertaking, movement, cause, etc.). OE.
C. Chaplin We went to a school for the week..which did little to further my education. A. Blond By furthering and enhancing his author's causes, he became highly successful.
verb intrans. Go on, continue; make progress. obsolete exc. Scot. ME.
verb trans. Honour. rare. Only in LME.
furtherer noun a person who or thing which helps something forward; a promoter, a supporter: LME.