cultivate

verb

cul·ti·vate ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt How to pronounce cultivate (audio)

cultivated; cultivating

transitive verb

: to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops

Some fields are cultivated while others lie fallow.

also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants)

: to foster the growth of

cultivate vegetables

cultivate coffee

: culture sense 2a

cultivate oysters for pearls

: to improve by labor, care, or study : refine

cultivate the mind

… cultivated a reputation as a hard-core wheeler-dealer …

Kit Boss

: further, encourage

cultivate the arts

: to seek the society of : make friends with

looking for influential people to cultivate as friends

cultivatable

ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tə-bəl How to pronounce cultivate (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Prehistoric peoples settled the area and began to cultivate the land. Some of the fields are cultivated while others lie fallow. a plant that is cultivated for its fruit They survived by cultivating vegetables and grain. He has carefully cultivated his image. She cultivated a taste for fine wines. See More

Recent Examples on the Web How does one cultivate and pass along anything more than rage and despair?

Taylor Harris, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2022 That meant farmers could continue to cultivate nearly right up to the base of the turbines, harvesting crops from the ground and a regular stream of lease payments from overhead machines.

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 These findings seem to echo the importance of sticking your neck outside your comfort zone in order to cultivate a growth mindset, build resilience and succeed and prosper.

Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Fully remote work doesn’t cultivate the level of interpersonal relationships that business leaders see as vital to workplace synergy, collaboration and innovation.

Johnny C. Taylor, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 For all of their youthful promise, the Golden State Warriors cultivate and insist upon adult behavior.

Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2022 Employers can cultivate dialogue across their industries as well.

Rosie Hoa, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 At the two-year-old farm, Lightner and farmer Katie Boeh cultivate 90 varieties of plants such as Ozette potatoes, icicle turnips, and young fennel.

Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 18 July 2022 In the future, Motamedi hopes her work as a filmmaker can cultivate empathy between diverse characters and audiences, and expand opportunities for people from different backgrounds, cultures, languages and traditions.

R.l. Ford, Variety, 16 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

cultivate

verb

cul·ti·vate ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt How to pronounce cultivate (audio)

cultivated; cultivating

: to prepare land for the raising of crops

cultivate a field

: to raise or assist the growth of crops by tilling or by labor and care

cultivate corn

: to improve or develop by careful attention, training, or study : devote time and thought to

He's trying to cultivate a better attitude.

: to seek the company and friendship of

As soon as Johnny began to cultivate Dove, he was surprised at the response.

Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain

cultivating

verb

present participle of cultivate

as in developing

to come to have gradually cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

developing
acquiring
forming
gaining
getting
obtaining
adopting
embracing
achieving
absorbing
attaining
promoting
reaching
fostering
nurturing
nourishing
taking on
taking in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

losing
abandoning
forsaking
dumping
discarding
rejecting
deserting
unloading
shedding
ditching
jettisoning
casting
sloughing
scrapping
throwing away
throwing out
flinging (off or away)
sluffing
junking
shucking (off)

as in promoting

to help the growth or development of cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

promoting
nurturing
fostering
encouraging
advancing
furthering
nourishing
incubating
forwarding
assisting
supporting
advocating
championing
upholding
aiding
nursing
endorsing
financing
funding
subsidizing
endowing
underwriting
staking
backing
advertising
patronizing
boosting
publicizing
abetting
indorsing
touting
plugging
working (for)
agitating (for)
campaigning (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

preventing
inhibiting
hindering
prohibiting
discouraging
combating
combatting
fighting
forbidding
enjoining
countering
proscribing
banning
opposing
outlawing
interdicting
suppressing
frustrating
repressing
subduing
barring
battling
checking
squashing
squelching
arresting
stifling
contending (with)
retarding
halting
impeding
obstructing
interfering (with)
encumbering
hobbling
snuffing (out)
fettering
shackling
manacling

as in growing

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello

Synonyms & Similar Words

growing
producing
promoting
planting
harvesting
raising
tending
cropping
propagating
rearing
culturing
breeding
dressing
sowing
sprouting
gathering
rooting
reaping
ripening
gleaning
germinating
quickening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

killing
picking
digging
plucking
cutting
pulling (up)
uprooting
extirpating
mowing
haying

as in farming

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we ought to cultivate the field out back

Synonyms & Similar Words

farming
harvesting
planting
tending
tilling
cropping
reaping
hoeing
harrowing
sharecropping

单词	cultivating
释义	cultivate verb cul·ti·vate ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt cultivated; cultivating transitive verb 1 : to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops Some fields are cultivated while others lie fallow. also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants) 2 a : to foster the growth of cultivate vegetables cultivate coffee b : culture sense 2a cultivate oysters for pearls c : to improve by labor, care, or study : refine cultivate the mind … cultivated a reputation as a hard-core wheeler-dealer … Kit Boss 3 : further, encourage cultivate the arts 4 : to seek the society of : make friends with looking for influential people to cultivate as friends cultivatable ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tə-bəl adjective Synonyms acquire develop form See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Prehistoric peoples settled the area and began to cultivate the land. Some of the fields are cultivated while others lie fallow. a plant that is cultivated for its fruit They survived by cultivating vegetables and grain. He has carefully cultivated his image. She cultivated a taste for fine wines. See More Recent Examples on the Web How does one cultivate and pass along anything more than rage and despair? Taylor Harris, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2022 That meant farmers could continue to cultivate nearly right up to the base of the turbines, harvesting crops from the ground and a regular stream of lease payments from overhead machines. The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 These findings seem to echo the importance of sticking your neck outside your comfort zone in order to cultivate a growth mindset, build resilience and succeed and prosper. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Fully remote work doesn’t cultivate the level of interpersonal relationships that business leaders see as vital to workplace synergy, collaboration and innovation. Johnny C. Taylor, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 For all of their youthful promise, the Golden State Warriors cultivate and insist upon adult behavior. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2022 Employers can cultivate dialogue across their industries as well. Rosie Hoa, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 At the two-year-old farm, Lightner and farmer Katie Boeh cultivate 90 varieties of plants such as Ozette potatoes, icicle turnips, and young fennel. Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 18 July 2022 In the future, Motamedi hopes her work as a filmmaker can cultivate empathy between diverse characters and audiences, and expand opportunities for people from different backgrounds, cultures, languages and traditions. R.l. Ford, Variety, 16 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere — see cult First Known Use 1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing cultivate co-cultivate co-cultivate Kids Definition cultivate verb cul·ti·vate ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt cultivated; cultivating 1 : to prepare land for the raising of crops cultivate a field 2 : to raise or assist the growth of crops by tilling or by labor and care cultivate corn 3 : to improve or develop by careful attention, training, or study : devote time and thought to He's trying to cultivate a better attitude. 4 : to seek the company and friendship of As soon as Johnny began to cultivate Dove, he was surprised at the response. Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain Medical Definition cultivate transitive verb cul·ti·vate ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt cultivated; cultivating : culture sense 1 viruses cultivated in brain tissue cultivating verb present participle of cultivate 1 as in developing to come to have gradually cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance developing acquiring forming gaining getting obtaining adopting embracing achieving absorbing attaining promoting reaching fostering nurturing nourishing taking on taking in Antonyms & Near Antonyms losing abandoning forsaking dumping discarding rejecting deserting unloading shedding ditching jettisoning casting sloughing scrapping throwing away throwing out flinging (off or away) sluffing junking shucking (off) See More 2 as in promoting to help the growth or development of cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years Synonyms & Similar Words promoting nurturing fostering encouraging advancing furthering nourishing incubating forwarding assisting supporting advocating championing upholding aiding nursing endorsing financing funding subsidizing endowing underwriting staking backing advertising patronizing boosting publicizing abetting indorsing touting plugging working (for) agitating (for) campaigning (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms preventing inhibiting hindering prohibiting discouraging combating combatting fighting forbidding enjoining countering proscribing banning opposing outlawing interdicting suppressing frustrating repressing subduing barring battling checking squashing squelching arresting stifling contending (with) retarding halting impeding obstructing interfering (with) encumbering hobbling snuffing (out) fettering shackling manacling See More 3 as in growing to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello Synonyms & Similar Words growing producing promoting planting harvesting raising tending cropping propagating rearing culturing breeding dressing sowing sprouting gathering rooting reaping ripening gleaning germinating quickening Antonyms & Near Antonyms killing picking digging plucking cutting pulling (up) uprooting extirpating mowing haying See More 4 as in farming to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we ought to cultivate the field out back Synonyms & Similar Words farming harvesting planting tending tilling cropping reaping hoeing harrowing sharecropping
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cultivate

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing cultivate

Kids Definition

verb

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transitive verb

verb