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1. (v.t.) cultivate
to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
2. cultivate
to use a cultivator on.
3. cultivate
to promote or improve the growth of (a plant or crop) by labor and attention.
4. cultivate
to produce by culture:
to cultivate a strain of bacteria.
5. cultivate
to develop or improve by education or training:
to cultivate a talent.
6. cultivate
to promote the growth or development of (an art, science, etc.).
7. cultivate
to devote oneself to (an art, science, etc.).
8. cultivate
to seek to promote or foster (friendship, love, etc.).
9. cultivate
to seek the acquaintance or friendship of (a person).
Etymology: (1610–20; < ML cultīvātus, ptp. of cultīvāre to till, der. of cultīvus cultivable (L cult(us), ptp. of colere to care for, till +-īvus -ive ))
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| Definition of 'cultivate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) cultivate
foster the growth of
2. (verb) cultivate, crop, work
prepare for crops
"Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
3. (verb) educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
"Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
4. (verb) domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
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1. (verb) cultivate
to prepare soil and grow crops
to cultivate the land
2. cultivate
to try to develop a skill, quality, or relationship
the aim of cultivating an enquiring mind; to cultivate new friendships; the cultivation of sugar cane; the cultivation of business contacts
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| Definition of 'cultivate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) cultivate
to bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil
2. (verb) cultivate
to direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish
3. (verb) cultivate
to seek the society of; to court intimacy with
4. (verb) cultivate
to improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine
5. (verb) cultivate
to raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass
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Sense: to prepare (land) for crops.
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 Afrikaans: bewerk, ontwikkel, verbou |
 Arabic: يَفْلَح، يَحْرُث الأرض |
 Bulgarian: обработвам |
 Brazilian: cultivar |
 Czech: obdělávat půdu |
 German: bebauen |
 Danish: kultivere; udvikle |
 Greek: καλλιεργώ |
 Spanish: cultivar |
 Estonian: maad harima |
 Farsi: کشت کردن؛ آماده کردن زمین |
 Finnish: viljellä |
 French: cultiver |
 Hebrew: לְעַבֵּד |
 Hindi: सम्बन्ध बढा़ना |
 Croatian: obrađivati |
 Hungarian: művel |
 Indonesian: mengolah |
 Icelandic: brjóta land til ræktunar |
 Italian: coltivare |
 Japanese: 耕作する |
 Korean: 경작하다 |
 Lithuanian: (į)dirbti, kultivuoti |
 Latvian: kultivēt |
 Malay: menggemburkan |
 Dutch: bebouwen |
 Norwegian: dyrke, kultivere |
 Polish: uprawiać |
 Persian: کشت کردن؛ آماده کردن زمین |
 Pashto: د کرنی لپاره د ځمکی آماده |
 Portuguese: cultivar |
 Romanian: a cultiva |
 Russian: возделывать |
 Slovak: obrábať |
 Slovenian: obdelovati |
 Serbian: obrađivati |
 Swedish: bruka, bearbeta |
 Thai: เตรียมดินสำหรับเพาะปลูก |
 Turkish: tarlayı sürüp ekmek |
 Taiwanese: 耕作 |
 Ukrainian: обробляти; культивувати |
 Urdu: كاشت كرنا، زمين كو فصل اگ |
 Vietnamese: cày cấy |
 Chinese: 耕作 |
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