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- Dictionarycultivated/ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. refined and well educated: "he was a remarkably cultivated and educated man"
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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.
1. : to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops. Some fields are cultivated while others lie fallow. also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants) 2. a. : to foster the growth of. cultivate vegetables. cultivate coffee. b. : culture sense 2a. cultivate oysters for pearls. : to improve by labor, care, or study : refine.
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.
CULTIVATED definition: 1. Someone who is cultivated has had a good education and knows a lot about and likes art, music…. Learn more.
: refined, educated. cultivated speech. cultivated tastes. Synonyms. accomplished. civilized. couth. cultured. genteel. polished. refined. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cultivated in a Sentence. the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd.
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.).
If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners. His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman. American English : cultivated / ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd /
Definition of cultivate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cultivated definition: prepared and used for raising crops; tilled. See examples of CULTIVATED used in a sentence.
The adjective cultivated is used to describe someone who is polite and civilized. The cultivated people at the party would be very offended by crude behavior. Someone who's cultivated is knowledgeable or at least familiar with the arts, current events, history.
