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   cultivate

   /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

   verb

   • 1. prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening: "the peasants who cultivated the land became its owners" Similar tillploughdigturnhoefarmworkpreparefertilizemulch
   • ▪ break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting: "damp, well-cultivated soil"
   • ▪ raise or grow (plants), especially on a large scale for commercial purposes: "they were encouraged to cultivate basic food crops" Similar growraiserearbring ontendplantsow
   • ▪ grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture: "blood cells that can be most easily cultivated are macrophages"
   • 2. try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill): "he cultivated an air of indifference" Similar try to acquirepursuecourttry to developwork hard atfosternurtureencourage
   • ▪ try to win the friendship or favour of (someone): "it helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people" Similar seek the friendship ofseek the favour oftry to win overtry to get someone on one's sidetry to get on someone's good sidewoocourtpay court torub up the right wayrun aftermake advances tomake up tokeep sweetingratiate oneself withcurry favour withassociate withmix withkeep company withinformal:get in someone's good booksbutter upsuck up tobrown-noseshine up toOpposite ignore
   • ▪ try to improve or develop (one's mind). Similar improvebetterrefineelevatepolisheducatetraindevelopenlightenenrichcivilizeculture

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin cultivat- ‘prepared for crops’, from the verb cultivare, from cultiva (terra) ‘arable (land)’, from colere ‘cultivate, inhabit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cultivable adjective
   • 2. cultivatable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCULTIVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CULTIVATE definition: 1. to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop: 2. to try to develop and…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CULTIVATE is to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops; also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants). How to use cultivate in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCULTIVATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CULTIVATE meaning: 1. to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop: 2. to try to develop and…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCULTIVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb (transitive) 1. to till and prepare (land or soil) for the growth of crops. 2. to plant, tend, harvest, or improve (plants) by labour and skill. 3. to break up (land or soil) with a cultivator or hoe. 4. to improve or foster (the mind, body, etc) as by study, education, or labour.

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   to develop or improve by education or training; train; refine: to cultivate a singing voice. to promote the growth or development of (an art, science, etc.); foster. to devote oneself to (an art, science, etc.). to seek to promote or foster (friendship, love, etc.).

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcultivate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   cultivate something to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops. The land around here has never been cultivated. The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations.

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   To cultivate is to nurture and help grow. Farmers cultivate crops, fundraising professionals cultivate donors, and celebrities cultivate their images.

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   cultivate something to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc. She cultivated an air of sophistication. See cultivate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cultivate. Definition of cultivate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of cultivate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    CULTIVATE definition: 1. to prepare land and grow crops on it: 2. to try to develop or improve something: . Learn more.

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    To put into proper condition for some purpose or use; to prepare, make ready; to dress; to get (land) into condition for cropping, to till; to…. dress 1526–. transitive. To cultivate, prune, or tend (a field, garden, plant, etc.); to treat or lightly cover with manure, fertilizer, or other nutrients….