Definition of cultivate Cultivate

/kʌˈltʌvejˌt/ - [kultuveyt] - cul•ti•vate

We found 15 definitions of cultivate from 6 different sources.

What does cultivate mean?

WordNet

Verb cultivates, cultivating, cultivated
cultivate - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
		crop, work
		gear up, ready, prepare, fix, set up, set to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
		husbandry, farming, agriculture agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
		overcrop, overcultivate to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
cultivate - foster the growth of
		husbandry, farming, agriculture agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
		farm, produce, grow, raise collect fees or profits
cultivate - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
		domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
		adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
		plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
cultivate - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
		educate, school, train, civilize, civilise
		fine-tune, polish, down, refine adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine"
		sophisticate make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"

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Wiktionary

cultivate (Verb)
To grow plants, notably crops.
cultivate (Verb)
To nurture; to foster; to tend.
cultivate (Verb)
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cultivate (v. t.)
To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
cultivate (v. t.)
To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
cultivate (v. t.)
To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
cultivate (v. t.)
To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
cultivate (v. t.)
To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

cultivate
To grow plants.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cultivate
kul′ti-vāt, v.i. to till or produce by tillage: to prepare for crops: to devote attention to: to civilise or refine.—adjs. Cul′tivable, Cultivat′able, capable of being cultivated.—ns. Cultivā′tion, the art or practice of cultivating: civilisation: refinement; Cul′tivator.—Cultivate a person's friendship, to endeavour to get his good-will. [Low L. cultivāre, -ātum—L. colĕre, to till, to worship.]