Meaning & Definition of Cultivate in English
English⟶
Cultivate
/kəltəvet/
verb
1. Foster the growth of
synonym:
- cultivate
2. Prepare for crops
- "Work the soil"
- "Cultivate the land"
synonym:
- cultivate,
- crop,
- work
3. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- "Cultivate your musical taste"
- "Train your tastebuds"
- "She is well schooled in poetry"
synonym:
- educate,
- school,
- train,
- cultivate,
- civilize,
- civilise
4. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- "Domesticate oats"
- "Tame the soil"
synonym:
- domesticate,
- cultivate,
- naturalize,
- naturalise,
- tame