To cultivate something is to care for it, to make it grow. You might cultivate a garden, or you might cultivate a friendship.
The farmer was cultivating the land, which was why it was so fertile.
The professor cultivated a close relationship with her students, which is why they loved her class.
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teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
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prepare for crops
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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foster the growth of
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Cultivation of fodder crops began in the 1950s.
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Coconut is the main crop cultivated in the islands.
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The soil is prepared for the cultivation of the new crop.
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Maize and Weat are the most cultivated crops of the area.
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Nowadays the main crop cultivated in the city is the sugar cane.
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Weed control is the main function of the row crop cultivator.
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The bark and fruit are similar to the often cultivated Magenta Cherry.
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Cotton cultivation peaked in the 1930s, before boll weevils ravaged the crop.
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The article is titled cultivator.
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Maize and corn are cultivated in that area.