English dictionary
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English verb: cultivate | |||
| 1. | cultivate (creation) foster the growth of | ||
| Examples | They cultivate rye in the field | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | farm, grow, produce, raise | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 2. | cultivate (creation) prepare for crops | ||
| Samples | Work the soil. Cultivate the land. | ||
| Synonyms | crop, work | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overcrop, overcultivate | ||
| Verb group | knead, work | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 3. | cultivate (social) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | ||
| Samples | Cultivate your musical taste. Train your tastebuds. She is well schooled in poetry. | ||
| Synonyms | civilise, civilize, educate, school, train | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | down, fine-tune, polish, refine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sophisticate | ||
| 4. | cultivate (change) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||
| Samples | Domesticate oats. Tame the soil. | ||
| Synonyms | domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, adapt | ||
| Domain category | flora, plant, plant life | ||
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