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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.
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.
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.).
to try to develop and improve something: cultivate an image She has cultivated an image as a tough negotiator. If you cultivate a relationship, you make a special effort to establish and develop it, because you think it might be useful to you: The new prime minister is cultivating relationships with East Asian countries.
Definition of cultivate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To cultivate is to nurture and help grow. Farmers cultivate crops, fundraising professionals cultivate donors, and celebrities cultivate their images.
[VERB noun] ...the few patches of cultivated land. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: farm, work, plant, tend More Synonyms of cultivate. cultivation (kʌltɪveɪʃən ) uncountable noun B2. ...the cultivation of fruits and vegetables. [ + of] Farmers with many acres under cultivation profited.
