Cultivate

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
  • (v. t.) To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
  • (v. t.) To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
  • (v. t.) To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
  • (v. t.) To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

Compare cultivate with other words:

cultivate vs. farm

agriculture vs. cultivate

cultivate vs. educate

cultivate vs. slops

cultivate vs. plant

cultivate vs. propagate

cultivate vs. fertilize

cultivate vs. shape

cultivate vs. program

cultivate vs. plow

cultivate vs. plough

cultivate vs. vineyardist

cultivate vs. horticultor

cultivate vs. mobile

courtesy vs. cultivate

cultivate vs. invest