cultivate

To cultivate something is to grow it, to make it grow. You might cultivate a garden, or you might cultivate a relationship.

  • The flowers were cultivated in a garden.

  • They cultivated a relationship over the course of many years.

Definition of cultivate

verb

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Synonyms:

civilise, civilize, educate, school, train

verb

prepare for crops

Synonyms:

crop, work

verb

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

Synonyms:

domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame

verb

foster the growth of

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Example Sentences for cultivate

  • 1

    Cultivation of fodder crops began in the 1950s.

  • 2

    Coconut is the main crop cultivated in the islands.

  • 3

    The soil is prepared for the cultivation of the new crop.

  • 4

    Maize and Weat are the most cultivated crops of the area.

  • 5

    Nowadays the main crop cultivated in the city is the sugar cane.

  • 6

    Weed control is the main function of the row crop cultivator.

  • 7

    The bark and fruit are similar to the often cultivated Magenta Cherry.

  • 8

    Cotton cultivation peaked in the 1930s, before boll weevils ravaged the crop.

  • 9

    The article is titled cultivator.

  • 10

    Maize and corn are cultivated in that area.