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cultivate

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cul·ti·vate / ˈkəltəˌvāt/ • v. [tr.] 1. prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening. ∎ break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting. ∎ raise or grow (plants), esp. on a large scale for commercial purposes. ∎ Biol. grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture. 2. try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill). ∎ try to win the friendship or favor of (someone). ∎ [usu. as adj.] (cultivated) apply oneself to improving or developing (one's mind or manners): he was a remarkably cultivated and educated man. DERIVATIVES: cul·ti·va·ble / -vəbəl/ adj. cul·ti·vat·a·ble / -ˌvātəbəl/ adj. cul·ti·va·tion / ˌkəltəˈvāshən/ n.

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cultivate

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cultivate XVII. f. medL. cultivāre, -āt-, f. medL. cultīvus, in cultīva terra arable land, f. cult-, pp. stem of colere; see prec., -IVE, -ATE 3.
So cultivation XVIII, cultivator XVII.

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cultivate

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

cultivate •lactate, tractate •apartheid • peltate • edentate •testate • dictate • meditate • agitate •vegetate • interdigitate •cogitate, excogitate •ingurgitate, regurgitate •facilitate, habilitate, militate •debilitate • imitate • decapitate •palpitate • crepitate • precipitate •irritate •acetate, capacitate, triacetate •necessitate • felicitate • resuscitate •gravitate • levitate • hesitate •apostate, prostate •pernoctate • potentate • annotate •amputate • permutate • orientate •auscultate • commentate • superstate •devastate • salivate • elevate •activate • captivate • titivate •motivate • cultivate • ovate • excavate •enervate, renovate •innovate • aggravate • rotavate

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