Definition of Cultivate

1. Verb. Foster the growth of. "They cultivate rye in the field"

Category relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Specialized synonyms: Farm, Grow, Produce, Raise
Derivative terms: Cultivation, Cultivation, Cultivator

2. Verb. Prepare for crops. ; "Cultivate the land"
Exact synonyms: Crop, Work
Category relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Fix, Gear Up, Prepare, Ready, Set, Set Up
Related verbs: Knead, Work
Specialized synonyms: Overcrop, Overcultivate
Derivative terms: Crop, Cultivation, Cultivator

3. Verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. "She is well schooled in poetry"
Exact synonyms: Civilise, Civilize, Educate, School, Train
Generic synonyms: Down, Fine-tune, Polish, Refine
Specialized synonyms: Sophisticate
Derivative terms: Civilisation, Civilization, Cultivation, Education

4. Verb. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. "Tame the soil"
Exact synonyms: Domesticate, Naturalise, Naturalize, Tame
Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Generic synonyms: Accommodate, Adapt
Derivative terms: Naturalisation, Naturalisation, Naturalization, Naturalization

Definition of Cultivate

1. v. t. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

Definition of Cultivate

1. Verb. To grow plants, notably crops ¹

2. Verb. To nurture; to foster; to tend. ¹

3. Verb. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cultivate

1. [v -VATED, -VATING, -VATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cultivate

cultirostral
cultish
cultishly
cultishness
cultishnesses
cultism
cultisms
cultist
cultists
cultivabilities
cultivability
cultivable
cultivar
cultivars
cultivatable
cultivate (current term)
cultivated
cultivated cabbage
cultivated carrot
cultivated celery
cultivated crab apple
cultivated land
cultivated parsnip
cultivated plant
cultivated rice
cultivated strawberry
cultivated yeast
cultivates
cultivating
cultivation

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