v 1: foster the growth of
2: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
[syn: crop, work]
3: train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment;
"Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds";
"She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: educate, school, train, civilize, civilise]
4: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame]