Uncultivate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Uncultivate is a verb meaning (transitive, rare) To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated.
Meaning
(transitive, rare) To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated.
Example Sentences
May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind of man, and turn it into a desolate waste, be the last!
To uncultivate is to encourage the transformation from one state to another, just like cultivation, except that it seeks its opposite horizon. It seeks to peel back the layers of cultivation […]
Word Forms
- uncultivates
- uncultivating
- uncultivated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miscultivate, uncivilize, overcultivate, uncrop, uncastrate, uneducate.
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