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- Dictionarycultivate/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/
verb
- 1. prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening: "the peasants who cultivated the land became its owners" Similar
- 2. try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill): "he cultivated an air of indifference" Similar
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Learn the meaning of cultivate as a verb in English, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say cultivate in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb cultivate, which means to prepare land for crops, to foster growth, to improve, or to seek friendship. See also related phrases and entries for cultivate.
When used literally, cultivate means to take steps to grow something or improve its growth, especially crops. When used figuratively, it means much the same thing, except that the thing being grown or improved is often an abstract thing, such as a business or a friendship.
To cultivate is to nurture and help grow. Farmers cultivate crops, fundraising professionals cultivate donors, and celebrities cultivate their images.
cultivate something to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops. The land around here has never been cultivated. The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations.
7 meanings: 1. to till and prepare (land or soil) for the growth of crops 2. to plant, tend, harvest, or improve (plants) by.... Click for more definitions.
cultivate something to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc. She cultivated an air of sophistication. See cultivate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cultivate. Definition of cultivate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
