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cultivate > 4 senses
VERB1cultivateFoster the growth of
2cultivate, crop, workPrepare for crops
3cultivate, educate, school, train, civilize, civiliseTrain to be discriminative in taste or judgment
4cultivate, domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tameAdapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
cultivate > pronunciation
Soundskah'ltahvey.t
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...
cultivate > verb 1, creation
MeaningFoster the growth of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey cultivate rye in the field
Categoryfarming, agriculture, husbandry
Narrowergrow, raise, farm, produce
Nounscultivation; cultivator
cultivate > verb 2, creation
MeaningPrepare for crops.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"cultivate the land"
Synonymscrop, work
Similar toknead, work
Categoryfarming, agriculture, husbandry
Broaderfix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Narrowerovercrop, overcultivate
Entailed bytill
Nounscultivation; cultivator
cultivate > verb 3, social
MeaningTrain to be discriminative in taste or judgment.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"Cultivate your musical taste"
Synonymseducate, school, train, civilize, civilise
Broaderpolish, refine, fine-tune, down
Narrowersophisticate
Nounscultivation
cultivate > verb 4, change
MeaningAdapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsdomesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
Categoryplant, flora, plant life
Broaderadapt, accommodate

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