Synonyms for cultivate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To grow plants, notably crops.
Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.
- v. 2
To nurture; to foster; to tend.
They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.
- v. 3
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.
Related words
- Word family
- cultivable cultivatable cultivated cultivation cultivator
Forms
- Past participle
- cultivated
e.g. cultivated → promoted, developed, grown, nurtured…
Example sentences
- grow "I will grow many trees here", he said to himself.
- develop What does it mean to develop a sound architecture?
- promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.
- nurture You need patience to nurture new skills and talents.
- pursue Students often pursue their teacher with questions.
- fertilize The farmer uses cow dung to fertilize the fields.
By length
- 4 letters
- work1, grow1, farm1, till1, crop1, tame1
- 5 letters
- train1, raise1
- 6 letters
- school1, follow2, foster2, pursue2, refine2
- 7 letters
- further2, develop3, improve2, advance2, promote2, educate3, cherish2, elevate3, nurture2, nourish2, scuffle2
- 8 letters
- civilize3, civilise
- 9 letters
- encourage3, fertilize3, fertilise
- 10 letters
- discipline3, naturalize4, naturalise
- 11 letters
- domesticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (follow2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cultiver
- Italiano
- coltivare
- Español
- cultivar
- Deutsch
- kultivieren
- Català
- conrear