• promote the growth of

  同义词： foster

• contribute to the progress or growth of

  同义词： promote advance boost encourage

"nothing could be further from the truth"; " further from our expectations"

同义词： farther

• to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)

  "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; " let's not discuss it further"; " nothing could be further from the truth"; " they are further along in their research than we expected"

  同义词： farther

• in addition or furthermore

  "if we further suppose"; " stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; " they are definitely coming"; " further, they should be here already"

• to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)

  "went only three miles further"; " further in the future"

  同义词： farther