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1. (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
   "cultivated land"
    
2. No longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use
   "cultivated roses"; "cultivated blackberries"
    
3. Marked by refinement in taste and manners
   "cultivated speech"
   - civilized, civilised [Brit], cultured, genteel, polite

1. Foster the growth of
    
2. Prepare for crops
   "cultivate the land"
   - crop, work
    
3. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   "Cultivate your musical taste"
   - educate, school, train, civilize, civilise [Brit]
    
4. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
   "cultivate oats"
   - domesticate, naturalize, naturalise [Brit], tame

See also: cultivation, cultivator, refined, tame, tamed

Type of: accommodate, adapt, down, fine-tune, fix, gear up, polish, prepare, ready, refine, set, set up

Antonym: uncultivated

Encyclopedia: Cultivate