cultivate
pronunciation
How to pronounce cultivate in British English:
UK [ˈkʌltɪveɪt]
How to pronounce cultivate in American English:
US [ˈkʌltɪveɪt]
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- Verb:
- foster the growth of
- prepare for crops
- train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Word Origin
- cultivate (v.)
- early 17c., from Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare "to cultivate," from Late Latin cultivus "tilled," from Latin cultus (see cult). Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1680s. Related: Cultivable; cultivated; cultivating.
Example
- 1. This is a way to cultivate inner silence .
- 2. He was granted many privileges to cultivate crops .
- 3. So now I try to cultivate .
- 4. You have to cultivate the habit of doing before knowing .
- 5. Companies need to cultivate cordial relations with local potentates , too .