cul·ti·vate

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• cul|ti|vate — «KUHL tuh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. 1. to prepare and use (land) to raise crops by plowing it, planting seeds, and taking care of the growing plants; till: »He cultivates a farm of 500 acres. 2. to help ( …   Useful english dictionary

• re|cul|ti|vate — «ree KUHL tuh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to cultivate anew: »to recultivate land, to recultivate a friendship …   Useful english dictionary

• vate — acer·vate; ac·ti·vate; aes·ti·vate; ag·gra·vate; bo·vate; ca·vate; cla·vate; cul·ti·vate; de·cli·vate; de·ner·vate; ex·ca·vate; in·cul·ti·vate; in·ner·vate; in·no·vate; lar·vate; mar·gra·vate; mo·ti·vate; no·vate; ob·jec·ti·vate; pri·vate·ly;… …   English syllables

• cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… …   English syllables

• cul|ti|gen — «KUHL tuh juhn», noun. 1. a cultivated plant of unknown or obscure origin, such as the cabbage. 2. any cultivated variety; cultivar: »Gardeners…have developed many cultigens, or garden varieties, of such common flowers as irises, orchids, roses,… …   Useful english dictionary

• cul|ti|var — «KUHL tuh vahr, vuhr», noun. Biology. a variety produced by selective breeding; cultigen. ╂[< culti(vate) + var(iant)] …   Useful english dictionary

• cultivate — cul·ti·vate …   English syllables

• cultivate — cul·ti·vate kəl tə .vāt vt, vat·ed; vat·ing CULTURE (1) <viruses cultivated in brain tissue> …   Medical dictionary

• cultivate — cul|ti|vate [ˈkʌltıveıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of cultivare, from cultivus used for crops , from Latin cultus, past participle of colere to cultivate ] 1.) to prepare and use land for growing crops… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cultivate — cul|ti|vate [ kʌltı,veıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make land suitable for growing crops or plants: Most of the world s fertile land is already being cultivated. a ) to grow crops or plants, especially in large quantities: Rice is cultivated… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English