cultivate

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C0800200 (kŭl′tə-vāt′)tr.v. cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates 1. a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.b. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).4. To encourage or foster: cultivate a respect for the law. See Synonyms at nurture.5. To acquire, develop, or refine, as by education: cultivating a posh accent.6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with: cultivated the club's new members.

[Medieval Latin cultīvāre, cultīvāt-, from cultīvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

cul′ti·vat′a·ble adj.

cultivate

(ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Agriculture) to till and prepare (land or soil) for the growth of crops2. (Agriculture) to plant, tend, harvest, or improve (plants) by labour and skill3. (Agriculture) to break up (land or soil) with a cultivator or hoe4. to improve or foster (the mind, body, etc) as by study, education, or labour5. to give special attention to: to cultivate a friendship; to cultivate a hobby. 6. to give or bring culture to (a person, society, etc); civilize7. (Biology) biology to grow cells, bacteria, etc in a culture[C17: from Medieval Latin cultivāre to till, from Old French cultiver, from Medieval Latin cultīvus cultivable, from Latin cultus cultivated, from colere to till, toil over]

cul•ti•vate

(ˈkʌl təˌveɪt)

v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 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 or crop) by labor and attention. 4. to produce by culture: to cultivate a strain of bacteria. 5. to develop or improve by education or training: to cultivate a talent. 6. to promote the growth or development of (an art, science, etc.). 7. to devote oneself to (an art, science, etc.). 8. to seek to promote or foster (friendship, love, etc.). 9. to seek the acquaintance or friendship of (a person). [1610–20; < Medieval Latin cultīvātus, past participle of cultīvāre to till, derivative of cultīvus cultivable (Latin cult(us), past participle of colere to care for, till + -īvus -ive)]

cultivate

Past participle: cultivated
Gerund: cultivating

Imperative
cultivate
cultivate

Present
I cultivate
you cultivate
he/she/it cultivates
we cultivate
you cultivate
they cultivate

Preterite
I cultivated
you cultivated
he/she/it cultivated
we cultivated
you cultivated
they cultivated

Present Continuous
I am cultivating
you are cultivating
he/she/it is cultivating
we are cultivating
you are cultivating
they are cultivating

Present Perfect
I have cultivated
you have cultivated
he/she/it has cultivated
we have cultivated
you have cultivated
they have cultivated

Past Continuous
I was cultivating
you were cultivating
he/she/it was cultivating
we were cultivating
you were cultivating
they were cultivating

Past Perfect
I had cultivated
you had cultivated
he/she/it had cultivated
we had cultivated
you had cultivated
they had cultivated

Future
I will cultivate
you will cultivate
he/she/it will cultivate
we will cultivate
you will cultivate
they will cultivate

Future Perfect
I will have cultivated
you will have cultivated
he/she/it will have cultivated
we will have cultivated
you will have cultivated
they will have cultivated

Future Continuous
I will be cultivating
you will be cultivating
he/she/it will be cultivating
we will be cultivating
you will be cultivating
they will be cultivating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cultivating
you have been cultivating
he/she/it has been cultivating
we have been cultivating
you have been cultivating
they have been cultivating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cultivating
you will have been cultivating
he/she/it will have been cultivating
we will have been cultivating
you will have been cultivating
they will have been cultivating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cultivating
you had been cultivating
he/she/it had been cultivating
we had been cultivating
you had been cultivating
they had been cultivating

Conditional
I would cultivate
you would cultivate
he/she/it would cultivate
we would cultivate
you would cultivate
they would cultivate

Past Conditional
I would have cultivated
you would have cultivated
he/she/it would have cultivated
we would have cultivated
you would have cultivated
they would have cultivated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cultivate - foster the growth offarming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockfarm, produce, raise, grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
	2.	cultivate - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"crop, workfarming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockgear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"knead, work - make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
	3.	cultivate - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"civilise, civilize, school, educate, trainfine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"sophisticate - make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
	4.	cultivate - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"domesticate, tame, naturalise, naturalizeplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionadapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

cultivate

verb1. farm, work, plant, tend, till, harvest, plough, bring under cultivation She cultivated a small garden of her own.2. develop, establish, acquire, foster, devote yourself to, pursue Try to cultivate a positive mental attitude.3. court, associate with, seek out, run after, consort with, butter up, dance attendance upon, seek someone's company or friendship, take trouble or pains with He only cultivates people who may be of use to him.4. foster, further, forward, encourage She went out of her way to cultivate his friendship.5. improve, better, train, discipline, polish, refine, elevate, enrich, civilize My father encouraged me to cultivate my mind.

cultivate

verb1. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:culture, dress, tend, till, work.2. To bring into existence and foster the development of:breed, grow, propagate, raise.3. To promote and sustain the development of:foster, nourish, nurse, nurture.

Translations

栽培耕作

cultivate

(ˈkaltiveit) verb1. to prepare (land) for crops. 耕作2. to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc). He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.栽培ˈcultivated adjective1. (of fields etc) prepared for crops; used for growing crops. cultivated land.耕过的2. grown in a garden etc; not wild. a cultivated variety of raspberries.栽培的3. having good manners; educated. a cultivated young lady; He has cultivated tastes in music.有教养的ˌcultiˈvation noun 耕作，栽培 ˈcultivator noun a tool or machine for breaking up ground and removing weeds. 耕耘机，中耕机

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verb farm

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verb develop

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verb court

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verb foster

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verb improve

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verb to prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops

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verb to bring into existence and foster the development of

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verb to promote and sustain the development of

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verb foster the growth of

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verb prepare for crops

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verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

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verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

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