Definition of Cultivate. Meaning of Cultivate. Synonyms of Cultivate

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Definition of Cultivate

Cultivate
Cultivate Cul"ti*vate (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cultivated (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cultivating (-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of colere to till, cultivate. Cf. Colony.] 1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil. 2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish. Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature. --Wordsworth. 3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with. I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated him accordingly. --Burke. 4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison. The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end. --Tillotson. 5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

Meaning of Cultivate from wikipedia

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- as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivateplants that were edible, poisonous, and possibly medicinal, making it...
- practical for small and medium family farms for the first time in history. Cultivating was somewhat of an afterthought in the Fordson's design, which reflected...
- rototilling, rolling with cultipackers or other rollers, harrowing, and cultivating with cultivator shanks (teeth). Tillage that is deeper and more thorough...
- engage in mutualistic relationships with fungi. Several groups of ants cultivate fungi in the order Chaetothyriales for several purposes: as a food source...
- in concept to the pineapple pit that was used, as the name implies, to cultivate pineapple and other exotic fruits in Victorian era Britain and in the...