Synonyms for cultivate
ˈkʌl təˌveɪtcul·ti·vate

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1. cultivate

   Synonyms:
   promote, foster, study, improve, fertilize, till, advance, refine, improve, civilize, nourish, cherish

   Antonyms:
   neglect, desert, abandon, stifle, prevent, discourage, abolish, blight, blast, paralyze, eradicate, extirpate, uproot

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1. cultivateverb

   foster the growth of

   Synonyms:
   naturalize, tame, school, train, domesticate, civilise, naturalise, work, civilize, educate, crop

2. cultivate, crop, workverb

   prepare for crops

   "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

   Synonyms:
   knead, turn, operate, sour, act, shape, clip, civilise, work out, run, wreak, function, prune, forge, lick, civilize, solve, pasture, trim, browse, figure out, form, naturalise, mould, train, play, naturalize, exploit, go, make, do work, make for, mold, tame, bring, educate, puzzle out, put to work, school, process, crop, work, ferment, domesticate, work on, graze, act upon, cut back, influence, snip, lop, exercise, dress, range

3. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civiliseverb

   teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

   "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

   Synonyms:
   aim, groom, educate, naturalise, civilize, school, develop, discipline, take aim, rail, work, domesticate, check, coach, condition, direct, train, trail, take, naturalize, tame, civilise, crop, prepare

4. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tameverb

   adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

   "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

   Synonyms:
   reclaim, educate, naturalise, domesticize, civilize, school, moderate, crop, work, naturalize, domesticise, domesticate, tone down, train, tame, civilise, chasten, subdue

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Farming
   • Plant

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1. cultivateverb

   Synonyms:
   till, raise crops from

2. cultivateverb

   Synonyms:
   study, investigate, search into

3. cultivateverb

   Synonyms:
   improve, refine, elevate, civilize, meliorate, make better

4. cultivateverb

   Synonyms:
   foster, cherish, promote

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1. cultivateverb

   Synonyms:
   till

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1. List of paraphrases for "cultivate":

   cultivar, cultivating, grow, nurture, nurturing, nurtured, cultivation, foster

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1. Rainer Maria Rilke:

   Do continue to believe that with your feeling and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it.

2. Joseph Cheng:

   We certainly see an attempt to cultivate a personality cult, and this is only natural because he wants to concentrate power in his hands, to have the momentum and the political force in order to promote his program.

3. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

4. Josh Schwerin:

   There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all fundraising strategy, we're using a wide array of techniques to cultivate a diverse donor base and putting a premium on growing our list to give as many people as possible the opportunity to play a role in this campaign.

5. Lowry Caudill:

   Today's decisions make an unequivocal statement about Carolina's values and the importance of continuing to cultivate an inclusive and positive educational atmosphere for our campus.