Cultivate

['kʌltɪveɪt] or ['kʌltɪvet]

Definition

(verb.) prepare for crops; 'Work the soil'; 'cultivate the land'.

(verb.) foster the growth of.

Inputed by Bennett--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

(v. t.) To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.

(v. t.) To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.

(v. t.) To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.

(v. t.) To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

Checked by Danny

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Till, raise crops from.[2]. Study, investigate, search into.[3]. Improve, refine, elevate, civilize, meliorate, make better.[4]. Foster, cherish, promote.

Editor: Philip

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Promote, foster, study, improve, fertilize, till, advance, refine, improve,civilize, nourish, cherish

ANT:Neglect, desert, abandon, stifle, prevent, discourage, abolish, blight, blast,paralyze, eradicate, extirpate, uproot

Editor: Priscilla

Definition

v.i. to till or produce by tillage: to prepare for crops: to devote attention to: to civilise or refine.—adjs. Cul′tivable Cultivat′able capable of being cultivated.—ns. Cultivā′tion the art or practice of cultivating: civilisation: refinement; Cul′tivator.—Cultivate a person's friendship to endeavour to get his good-will.

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