Cultivate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cultivate is a verb meaning To grow plants, notably crops.
Meaning
To grow plants, notably crops.
More Meanings
- (figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.
- To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.
Example Sentences
Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.
They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.
Left also to himself by guardians[…] he cultivated more his imagination than his judgment
[…] after four years in which President Donald J. Trump had cultivated Mr. Johnson and expressed sympathy for Britain in its bitter divorce with the European Union.
Word Forms
- cultivates
- cultivating
- cultivated
Synonyms for cultivate
Depending on context, synonyms include work, train, crop, school, educate, naturalize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crop, train, school, domesticate, naturalize, work.
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