 cultivate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] foster the growth of | |
| Related terms: | grow farming cultivation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (agriculture) prepare for crops | |
| Synonyms: | work crop | |
| Examples: | "Work the soil" "cultivate the land" |
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| Related terms: | prepare overcrop farming knead cultivator | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (education) train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment | |
| Synonyms: | educate train civilize civilise school | |
| Examples: | "Cultivate your musical taste" "Train your tastebuds" "She is well schooled in poetry" |
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| Related terms: | polish gloss sophisticate education civilisation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | |
| Synonyms: | naturalize naturalise tame domesticate | |
| Examples: | "domesticate oats" "tame the soil" |
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| Related terms: | adapt plant naturalization naturalisation | |
| Similar spelling: |
cultivated cultivatable cultivator cultivable cultivation cultivar |
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