Search Result:cultivate


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋkʌltәˏvet 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkʌltiveit 〕


Overview of verb cultivate

The verb cultivate has 4 senses


  • cultivate -- (foster the growth of)

  • cultivate, crop, work -- (prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land")

  • educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise -- (teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry")

  • domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame -- (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil")