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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCULTIVATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CULTIVATE meaning: 1. to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop: 2. to try to develop and…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cultivateCultivate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To cultivate is to nurture and help grow. Farmers cultivate crops, fundraising professionals cultivate donors, and celebrities cultivate their images. When you cultivate something, you work to make it better.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncultivate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCULTIVATE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · cultivate in American English. (ˈkʌltəˌveit) transitive verb Word forms: -vated, -vating. 1. to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till. 2. to use a cultivator on. 3. to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCULTIVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · cultivate. (kʌltɪveɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense cultivates , present participle cultivating , past tense, past participle cultivated. 1. verb. If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it. She also cultivated a small garden of her own. [VERB noun] ...the few patches of cultivated land. [VERB-ed]

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   cultivate something to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc. She cultivated an air of sophistication. Definition of cultivate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCULTIVATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   cultivate verb [T] (DEVELOP) to try to develop or improve something: She has cultivated an image as a tough negotiator. cultivation. noun [ U ] uk / ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of cultivate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of cultivate. in Chinese (Traditional) 種植, 耕作, 栽培… See more.