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   Cul·ti·vate

   /ˈkəltəˌvāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening: "the peasants who cultivated the land became its owners" Similar tillplowdigturnhoefarmworkpreparefertilizemulch
   • ▪ 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, sentiment, or skill): "he cultivated an air of indifference" Similar try to acquirepursuecourttry to developwork hard atfosternurtureencourage
   • ▪ try to win the friendship or favor of (someone): "it helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people" Similar seek the friendship ofseek the favor 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 favor withassociate withmix withkeep company withinformal:get in someone's good booksbutter upsuck up tobrown-noseshine up toOpposite ignore
   • ▪ apply oneself to improving or developing (one's mind or manners). 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

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   cultivate. Synonyms: promote, foster, study, improve, fertilize, till, advance, refine, improve, civilize, nourish, cherish. Antonyms: neglect, desert, abandon, stifle, prevent, discourage, abolish, blight, blast, paralyze, eradicate, extirpate, uproot.

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   What does it mean if you cultivate land or crops?

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   What does cultivating a positive attitude mean?

   • Farmers with many acres under cultivation profited. If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better . He has written eight books and has cultivated the image of an elder statesman. [VERB noun] Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits. [VERB noun]

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   What does cultivate a friendship mean?

   • If you cultivate someone or cultivate a friendship with them, you try hard to develop a friendship with them. He may be monarch one day so we must cultivate him. [VERB noun] The President has carefully cultivated relationships with at least five influential ministers. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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