cultivate
11cultivate — transitive verb ( vated; vating) Etymology: Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere Date: circa 1655 1. to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of… …
12cultivate — cul|ti|vate [ˈkʌltıveıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of cultivare, from cultivus used for crops , from Latin cultus, past participle of colere to cultivate ] 1.) to prepare and use land for growing crops… …
13cultivate — verb 1) the peasants cultivated the land Syn: till, plow, dig, hoe, farm, work, fertilize, mulch, weed 2) they were encouraged to cultivate basic food crops Syn: grow, raise, rear …
14cultivate */ — UK [ˈkʌltɪveɪt] / US [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms cultivate : present tense I/you/we/they cultivate he/she/it cultivates present participle cultivating past tense cultivated past participle cultivated 1) to make land suitable for… …
15cultivate — /kul teuh vayt /, v.t., cultivated, cultivating. 1. to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till. 2. to use a cultivator on. 3. to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention. 4. to produce by… …
16cultivate — verb /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ a) To grow plants, notably crops Farmers should cultivate their crops to get a good harvest. b) To nurture; tend They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students …
17cultivate — verb 1) the peasants cultivated the land Syn: farm, work, till, plough, dig 2) they cultivated basic food crops Syn: grow, raise, rear, tend, plant, sow 3 …
18cultivate — cul•ti•vate [[t]ˈkʌl təˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. vat•ed, vat•ing 1) agr. to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till 2) agr. to use a cultivator on 3) agr. to promote or improve the growth of (a plant or crop) by labor and attention 4) to… …
19cultivate — To cultivate means to till, or husband the ground; to forward the product of the earth, by general industry. State v Allen, 35 NC (13 Ired L) 36, 37. To prepare land for grazing only is not to cultivate it within the meaning of the homestead law …
20cultivate — verb 1 land ADVERB ▪ intensively ▪ The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations. 2 crops ADVERB ▪ widely ▪ successfully …
