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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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   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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   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.

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   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.

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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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   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.).

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   Definition of cultivate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › cultivateCULTIVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   [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.