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cultivated

[ kuhl-tuh-vey-tid ]

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.



cultivated

/ ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. cultured, refined, or educated
  2. (of land or soil)
    1. subjected to tillage or cultivation
    2. tilled and broken up
  3. (of plants) specially bred or improved by cultivation


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Other Words From

  • 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cultivated1

First recorded in 1655–65; cultivate + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

Valerie isn't going anywhere, and her work will extend through those she has cultivated and inspired.

And he cultivated a sort of “first lady” style that has dominated for decades: tasteful, impeccably made, and above all pretty.

After all, the biggest names in the art world have cultivated their craft through heartbreak and emotional strife.

It's cultivated through the daily activities of people, over the course of years, warts and all.

“He has cultivated a reputation of being a professional debauchee,” Wallace writes.

As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.

They cultivated a few plants around their wigwams, and cured a few pounds for their own use.

I know that in putting this before you I challenge some of the most popular affectations of cultivated people.

Lionel Wafer in his travels upon the Isthmus of Darien in 1699 saw the plant growing and cultivated by the natives.

One wonders why even some of the common British Ferns are not more generally cultivated in rooms.

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