cultivate — ozdic

Collocations

4

1

(verb.) land

ADV

intensively

Farmers intensively cultivate their fields during the growing season to maximize the harvest.

2

(verb.) crops

ADV

successfully

Farmers have successfully cultivated a new variety of rice that grows well in wet climates.

3

(verb.) try to develop sth

ADV

actively, assiduously, carefully, deliberately

She deliberately cultivated a friendship with her new colleague over several months.

successfully

Definitions

verb

1

To grow plants, notably crops.

Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.

So unhealthy is this valley, which is the home of large game, that whole kraals full of people who have tried to cultivate the rich land, have died in it of fever, or fled away leaving their crops unreaped.

2

To nurture; to foster; to tend.

They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.

Left also to himself by guardians[…] he cultivated more his imagination than his judgment

3

To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

verb — prepare for crops

verb — teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.

Wiktionary

02

So unhealthy is this valley, which is the home of large game, that whole kraals full of people who have tried to cultivate the rich land, have died in it of fever, or fled away leaving their crops unr

Wiktionary

03

My hobby is gathering the spores of some of the most delicious of the wild varieties of mushrooms, such as morels, giant puffballs and woods oysters, then cultivating them.

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04

You must cultivate your mind.

Tatoeba · #15952

05

Picture books will cultivate the minds of children.

Tatoeba · #22065

06

We should cultivate our minds by reading good books.

Tatoeba · #22631

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cultivate is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.