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cultivated - 4 dictionary results

cul⋅ti⋅vat⋅ed

  [kuhl-tuh-vey-tid]
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–adjective
1. prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
2. produced or improved by cultivation, as a plant.
3. educated; refined; cultured: cultivated tastes.
Origin:
1655–65; cultivate + -ed 2

cul⋅ti⋅vate

  [kuhl-tuh-veyt]
–verb (used with object), -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing.
1. to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
2. to use a cultivator on.
3. to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention.
4. to produce by culture: to cultivate a strain of bacteria.
5. to develop or improve by education or training; train; refine: to cultivate a singing voice.
6. to promote the growth or development of (an art, science, etc.); foster.
7. to devote oneself to (an art, science, etc.).
8. to seek to promote or foster (friendship, love, etc.).
9. to seek the acquaintance or friendship of (a person).
Origin:
1610–20; < ML cultīvātus (ptp. of cultīvāre to till), equiv. to cultīv(us) (L cult(us), ptp. of colere to care for, till (cf. cult ) + -īvus -ive ) + -ātus -ate 1
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cul·ti·vate   (kŭl'tə-vāt')   
tr.v.   cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates
    1. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
    2. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
  2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).
  3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).
  4. To nurture; foster. See Synonyms at nurture.
  5. To form and refine, as by education.
  6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with.

[Medieval Latin cultīvāre, cultīvāt-, from cultīvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
cul'ti·vat'a·ble adj.
cul·ti·vat·ed   (kŭl'tə-vā'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation: a cultivated plant.
  2. Educated; polished; refined.
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