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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cul·ti·vate (-vat·ed ; -vat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere DATE circa 1655 1. to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops; also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants) 2. a. to foster the growth of cultivate vegetables b. culture 2a c. to improve by labor, care, or study : refine cultivate the mind 3. further , encourage cultivate the arts 4. to seek the society of : make friends with English Etymology cultivate 1620, from M.L. cultivatus, pp. of cultivare, from L.L. cultivus"tilled," from L. cultus (see cult). Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1680s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cultivate cul·ti·vate / 5kQltiveit / verb[VN] 1. to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops 耕；耕作 SYN grow :
The land around here has never been cultivated. 这一带的土地从未开垦过。 2. to grow plants or crops 种植；栽培；培育: The people cultivate mainly rice and beans. 这里的人们主要种植稻子和豆类。 3. (sometimes disapproving) to try to get sb's friendship or support 建立(友谊)；结交(朋友)；获得(支持): He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press. 他特意设法与新闻界搞好关系。 It helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people. 主动结交当地人大有好处。 4. to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc. 逐渐形成(某种态度、谈话或举止方式等): She cultivated an air of sophistication. 她养成了一派精明练达的气度。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English cultivate verb 1 land ADV. intensively The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations. 2 crops ADV. successfully Olives have been cultivated successfully in southern Australia. 3 try to develop sth ADV. actively, assiduously, carefully, deliberately This modern image is actively cultivated by the company. | successfully Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: TILL , dress, ||labor, tend, work Related Words: crop, farm, manage 2 Synonyms: NURSE 2, cherish, foster, nourish, nursle, nurture Related Words: raise, rear; educate, instruct, teach, train; ameliorate, better, improve Contrasted Words: disregard, ignore, neglect, slight 3 Synonyms: GROW 1, breed, produce, propagate, raise Related Words: develop, mature, ripen Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cul·ti·vate \ˈkəltəˌvāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from Old French cultiver, coutiver, from culti, couti cultivable, from Medieval Latin cultivus, from Latin cultus (past participle of colere to till, cultivate, dwell, inhabit) + -ivus -ive — more at wheel 1. : to prepare for the raising of crops : prepare and use for such a purpose : till < cultivate the soil > specifically : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing crops or plants) for the purpose of killing weeds and modifying moisture retention of the soil especially with a cultivator 2. : to protect and encourage the growth of: a. : to till or labor over; especially : to apply methods of culturing to < cultivate oysters > < cultivate yeasts > b. : to improve by labor, care, or study : bring to culture, civilization, or refinement < writers who cultivate style > 3. : to cause to grow by special attention or by studying, advancing, developing, practicing, or publicizing : further , encourage < Italy, where law and medicine were cultivated, and the North, where theology with logic and metaphysics were supreme — H.O.Taylor > 4. : to seek the society of : make friends with < outraged constantly by the odd assortment of people my father cultivated — Elsa Maxwell > Synonyms: see nurse |
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