Questão de Inglês - EsPCEx 2020 - In the sentences “...barriers that foster conflict and human suffering...” (paragraph 2)

In the sentences “...barriers that foster conflict and human suffering...” (paragraph 2) and “...end hunger and foster the attainment of self-sufficiency.” (paragraph 3), the word foster means 

[A] promote. 

[B] expel. 

[C] minimize. 

[D] finish. 

[E] decrease.

RESPOSTA:

Letra A.

Foster - fomentar, promover, favorecer, incentivar, estimular.