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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cultivateCultivate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CULTIVATE is to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops; also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants). How to use cultivate in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCULTIVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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   When used literally, cultivate means to take steps to grow something or improve its growth, especially crops. When used figuratively, it means much the same thing, except that the thing being grown or improved is often an abstract thing, such as a business or a friendship.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › cultivate_vcultivate, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb cultivate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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

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   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 ]

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

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   Definition of cultivate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. cultivate something to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops. The land around here has never been cultivated. The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations.

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    Discover everything about the word "CULTIVATE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › cultivateCultivate - definition of cultivate by The Free Dictionary

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    To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants). 2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop). 3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture). 4. To encourage or foster: cultivate a respect for the law. See Synonyms at nurture. 5. To acquire, develop, or refine, as by education: cultivating a posh accent. 6.