cultivate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- farm, plant, plough, tend, till, work
- develop, foster, improve, promote, refine
- court, dance attendance upon, run after, seek out

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Contrasted words: disregard, ignore, neglect, slight
Related Words: crop, farm, manage, raise, rear, educate, instruct, teach, train, ameliorate, better, improve, develop, mature, ripen

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cul‧ti‧vate /ˈkʌltəveɪt, ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: past participle of cultivare, from cultivus 'used for crops', from Latin cultus, past participle of colere 'to cultivate']

1. to prepare and use land for growing crops and plants:
The land was too rocky to cultivate.

2. formal to plant and take care of a particular crop Synonym : grow:
We cultivated maize and watermelons.

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In everyday English, people usually say someone grows a crop rather than cultivates it:
They have been growing grapes there for hundreds of years.

3. to work hard to develop a particular skill, attitude, or quality:
Try to cultivate a more relaxed and positive approach to life.
The company has been successful in cultivating a very professional image.

4. to make an effort to develop a friendly relationship with someone, especially someone who can help you:
Professor Gladwyn would be an acquaintance worth cultivating.

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cultivate
verb
I. land
ADV. intensively The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations.

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II. crops
ADV. successfully Olives have been cultivated successfully in southern Australia.

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III. try to develop sth
ADV. actively, assiduously, carefully, deliberately This modern image is actively cultivated by the company.
successfully

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