cultivation

English Thesaurus

1. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	production,
definition	:	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale (noun.act)

hyponym	:	aquaculture,
definition	:	rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food (noun.act)

hyponym	:	apiculture, beekeeping,
definition	:	the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey (noun.act)

hyponym	:	agriculture, farming, husbandry,
definition	:	the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (noun.act)

hyponym	:	culture,
definition	:	the raising of plants or animals (noun.act)

hyponym	:	tilling,
definition	:	cultivation of the land in order to raise crops (noun.act)

domain category	:	agriculture, farming, husbandry,
definition	:	the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (noun.act)

2. the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	production,
definition	:	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale (noun.act)

3. socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization,
definition	:	the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture (noun.act)

4. the process of fostering the growth of something (noun.process)

hypernym	:	development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny,
definition	:	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process)

5. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

hypernym	:	flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection,
definition	:	the state of being without a flaw or defect (noun.state)

6. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act)

derivation	:	crop, cultivate, work,
definition	:	prepare for crops (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cultivate, cultivate,
definition	:	foster the growth of (verb.creation)

7. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

derivation	:	brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off,
definition	:	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state (verb.change)

derivation	:	down, fine-tune, polish, refine,
definition	:	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

8. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act)

derivation	:	crop, cultivate, work,
definition	:	prepare for crops (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cultivate, cultivate,
definition	:	foster the growth of (verb.creation)

9. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

derivation	:	brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off,
definition	:	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state (verb.change)

derivation	:	down, fine-tune, polish, refine,
definition	:	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)