cultivate
English Thesaurus
1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
| definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
2. prepare for crops (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up, |
| definition | : | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | knead, work, |
| definition | : | make uniform (verb.contact) |
3. foster the growth of (verb.creation)
| hyponym | : | farm, grow, produce, raise, |
| definition | : | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (verb.creation) |
4. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | sophisticate, |
| definition | : | make less natural or innocent (verb.social) |
5. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| derivation | : | naturalisation, naturalization, |
| definition | : | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous (noun.act) |
6. prepare for crops (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cultivator, tiller, |
| definition | : | a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
| definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
7. foster the growth of (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | the process of fostering the growth of something (noun.process) |
8. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)
| derivation | : | breeding, education, training, |
| definition | : | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) (noun.attribute) |
9. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| derivation | : | naturalisation, naturalization, |
| definition | : | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous (noun.act) |
10. prepare for crops (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cultivator, tiller, |
| definition | : | a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
| definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
11. foster the growth of (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | the process of fostering the growth of something (noun.process) |
12. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)
| derivation | : | breeding, education, training, |
| definition | : | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) (noun.attribute) |
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