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v. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.

v. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).

v. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

v. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).

v. To nurture; foster. See Synonyms at nurture.

v. To form and refine, as by education.

v. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with.

v. To grow plants, notably crops

v. To nurture; to foster; to tend.

v. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

v. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize.

v. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.

v. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.

v. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.

v. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing.

To till; prepare for crops; manure, plow, dress, sow, and reap; manage and improve in husbandry: as, to cultivate land; to cultivate a farm.

To raise or produce by tillage: as, to cultivate corn or grass.

To use a cultivator upon; run a cultivator through: as, to cultivate a field of standing corn. See cultivator .

To improve and strengthen by labor or study; promote the development or increase of; cherish; foster: as, to cultivate talents; to cultivate a taste for poetry.

To direct special attention to; devote study, labor, or care to; study to understand, derive advantage from, etc.: as, to cultivate literature; to cultivate an acquaintance.

To improve; meliorate; correct; civilize.

v. prepare for crops

v. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

v. foster the growth of

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

"A grower in Papparapatti village of Dharmapuri district says with the government's help, he can cultivate from a hectare of trees at least double India's nominal per capita income level of $1030 in 2009."

cultivated    cultivates    cultivating   

accommodate    adapt   

farm    raise    grow    produce   

cultivable    cultivated    cultivar   

foster    cherish    civilize    refine   

self-limited    sweet-and-sour    chopped-up    gun-toting    solid-waste    government-owned    bottle-fed    unexcited    disagreeable-looking    melt-in-your-mouth