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CULTIVATE

Definition:

1. [verb] foster the growth of
   
   
2. [verb] prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
   Synonyms: crop, work
   
   
3. [verb] train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
   Synonyms: educate, school, train, civilize, civilise
   
   
4. [verb] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
   Synonyms: domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
   
   

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Related Words:

• grow, raise, farm, produce
• overcrop, overcultivate
• sophisticate

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