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un cultivated
cul·ti·vat·ed
/
ˈkʌl
təˌveɪ
tɪd
/
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[
kuhl
-t
uh
-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
Related forms
mis·cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
non·cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
pseu·do·cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
qua·si-cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
sem·i·cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
su·per·cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
un·cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
well-cul·ti·vat·ed,
adjective
Can be confused:
cultivated,
cultured
.
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cultivated
(ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd)
—
adj
1.
cultured, refined, or educated
2.
(of land or soil)
a. subjected to tillage or cultivation
b. tilled and broken up
3.
(of plants) specially bred or improved by cultivation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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