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Meaning of 'cultivate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cultivate [ v. t.]
- To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
- To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
- To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
- To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
- To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

Meaning of 'cultivate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cultivate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prepare for crops
Example in sentence:
  • cultivate the land;
  • Work the soil
Meaning (2):
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Example in sentence:
  • Cultivate your musical taste;
  • She is well schooled in poetry;
  • Train your tastebuds
Meaning (3):
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Example in sentence:
  • domesticate oats;
  • tame the soil

Nearby Words:

cul-de-sac culasse culdee culerage culex culiciform culinarily culinary cull culled

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