v. t. | 1. | To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; |
2. | To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish. | |
3. | To seek the society of; to court intimacy with. | |
4. | To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. | |
5. | To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; |
Verb | 1. | cultivate - foster the growth of |
2. | cultivate - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" | |
3. | cultivate - train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" | |
4. | cultivate - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" |