cul·ti·vate (k l t -v t )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 nurture; foster. See Synonyms at nurture. 5. To form and refine, as by education. 6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with. [Medieval Latin cult  vre, cultvt-, from cultvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]cul ti·vata·ble adj. |
cultivate [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt]
vb (tr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to till and prepare (land or soil) for the growth of crops
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to plant, tend, harvest, or improve (plants) by labour and skill
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to break up (land or soil) with a cultivator or hoe
4. to improve or foster (the mind, body, etc.) as by study, education, or labour
5. to give special attention to to cultivate a friendship to cultivate a hobby
6. to give or bring culture to (a person, society, etc.); civilize
[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]
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| Verb | 1. | cultivate - foster the growth of |
| 2. | cultivate - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" gear 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" 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" fine-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" adapt, 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
verb
1. 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.
Translations
cultivate [ˈkʌltɪveɪt] vt
cultivate
vt
(fig) friendship, links etc → pflegen, kultivieren; art, skill, taste → entwickeln; sb → sich (dat) → warmhalten (inf), → die Beziehung zu … pflegen; a connection like that is definitely worth cultivating → es lohnt sich bestimmt, so eine Verbindung aufrechtzuerhalten; to cultivate one’s mind → sich bilden
cultivate [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt] vt (also) (fig) → coltivare
cultivate [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt] vt (also) (fig) → coltivare
cultivate [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt] vt (also) (fig) → coltivare
v cultivate [ˈkaltiveit]
1 to prepare (land) for crops. bewerk, ontwikkel, verbou, omwerk يَفْلَح، يَحْرُث الأرض обработвам obdělávat půdu kultivere; udvikle bebauen καλλιεργώ cultivar maad harima کشت کردن؛ آماده کردن زمین برای کاشت viljellä cultiver לְעַבֵּד सम्बन्ध बढा़ना obrađivati művel mengolah brjóta land til ræktunar coltivare 耕作する 경작하다 (į)dirbti, kultivuoti kultivēt menggemburkan bebouwen dyrke, kultivere uprawiać cultivar a cultiva возделывать obrábať obdelovati obrađivati bruka, bearbeta เตรียมดินสำหรับเพาะปลูก tarlayı sürüp ekmek 耕作 обробляти; культивувати كاشت كرنا، زمين كو فصل اگانے کے لۓ تيار كرنا cày cấy 耕作
2 to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc) He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar. kweek يَزرَع، يُرَبّي отглеждам pěstovat dyrke; kultivere züchten καλλιεργώ cultivar viljelema پرورش دادن viljellä cultiver לְגָדֵל खेती करना uzgajati termeszt menanam rækta coltivare 栽培する 재배하다 auginti, puoselėti audzēt membiakkan telen dyrke uprawiać cultivar a cultiva выращивать pestovať gojiti gajiti odla เพาะปลูก yetiştirmek, üretmek 栽培 розводити فصل اگانا، فصل پيدا كرنا trồng trọt 栽培
adj cultivated
1 (of fields etc) prepared for crops; used for growing crops cultivated land. ontwikkel مَحْروث обработваем obdělaný kultiveret; udviklet bebaut καλλιεργημένος cultivado (üles) haritud کشت شده viljelys- cultivé מְעוּבָּד फसल उगाने के लिए खेत इत्यादि तैयार करना obrađen megművelt diolah ræktaður coltivato 耕作された 경작된 įdirbtas, dirbamas apstrādāts; kultivēts tanah yang sudah digembur bebouwd dyrket, kultivert uprawiony, uprawny cultivado cultivat обработанный obrobený obdelan obrađen []odlad ซึ่งเตรียมเพื่อเพาะปลูก ekili, ekilmiş 已耕好的 оброблений فصل اگانے کے لۓ تيار زمين có thể trồng trọt 耕过的
2 grown in a garden etc; not wild a cultivated variety of raspberries. gekweekte variëteit مَزروع култивиран vypěstovaný forædlet; dyrket; fremelsket gezüchtet καλλιεργούμενος cultivado kultiveeritud کاشتنی؛ گلخانه ای jalostettu de culture מְתוּרבַּת कृष्य uzgojen kultúr- (növény) dibudidayakan ræktaður coltivato 栽培された 재배된 kultūrinis kultivēts; kultūr- (augs) ditanam gekweekt kultur-, dyrket ogrodowy de cultura de cultură культурный pestovaný gojen uzgojen []odlad ซึ่งปลูกในสวน yetiştirilmiş, üretilmiş 栽培的 розведений باغ ميں اگایا هوا có trồng trọt 栽培的
3 having good manners; educated a cultivated young lady; He has cultivated tastes in music. beskaaf, verfyn, welopgevoed مُهَذّب، مُثَقَّف образован kultivovaný kultiveret; dannet kultiviert που έχει καλούς τρόπους, καλλιεργημένος culto, refinado, distinguido (üles) haritud تحصیل کرده؛ با فرهنگ sivistynyt, kultivoitunut distingué מְתוּרבַּת सुसंस्कृत profinjen kiművelt terpelajar fágaður colto 教養のある 교양있는 kultūringas, išsilavinęs, išlavintas izsmalcināts diolah beschaafd dannet, kondisjonert, kultivert kulturalny refinado cultivat, educat культурный; развитой kultivovaný omikan kultivisan kultiverad, bildad ซึ่งมีความรู้และมารยาทดี kültürlü, tahsilli 有教養的 культурний; розвинений شائستہ، مهذب trau dồi 有教养的
n cultiˈvation
bewerking, bebouing, aanplanting فِلاحَه، زِراعَه обработване kultivace; obdělávání; pěstování udvikling; opelskelse die Bearbeitung καλλιέργεια cultivo viljelus, kultuur کشت و کار viljely, sivistys culture עִבּוּד कृषि profinjenost (meg)művelés penanaman ræktun; siðmenntun, fágun coltivazione; cultura 耕作 경작, 재배, 수양 (ap)dirbimas, auginimas, kultivavimas kultivēšana; kultivācija; attīstīšana pengemaian bebouwing, teelt, beschaving dyrking, kultivering, kultur kultywacja cultura cultură культивация;культивирование kultivácia omikanost obrađivanje brukning, bearbetning, odling การเตรียมดินสำหรับเพาะปลูก tarım 耕作，栽培 оброблювання; культивація كاشتكارى sự canh tác 耕作，栽培
n cultivator
a tool or machine for breaking up ground and removing weeds. kweker, landbouer, verbouer آلة حِراثَه тех. култиватор kultivátor kultivator der Kultivator καλλιεργητική μηχανή cultivador kultivaator ماشین شخم زنی kultivaattori motoculteur מְקַלטֵר कृषक kultivator talajmegmunkáló gép mesin penyiang jarðvinnsluvél/-tætari, plógherfi coltivatore 耕うん機 경운기 kultivatorius kultivators penyemai cultivator harv kultywator cultivador cultivator культиватор kultivátor kultivator kultivator kultivator ส้อมพรวนดิน saban veya pulluk 耕耘機 культиватор كاشتكار، كسان، بيج بونے والى مشين máy xới 中耕机
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