Synonyms for cultivate
ˈkʌl təˌveɪtcul·ti·vate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 4 votes

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, cultivate, 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, cultivate, 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, cultivate, domesticize, civilize, school, moderate, crop, work, naturalize, domesticise, domesticate, tone down, train, tame, civilise, chasten, subdue

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Farming
   • Plant

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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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How to use cultivate in a sentence?

1. Peyton Manning:

   That's just when I shook my head in amazement, because I was thinking that Mort (ESPN's Chris Mortensen) and (ESPN's) Adam Schefter had gotten to my 5-year-old daughter to cultivate a new source.

2. Romney McDaniel:

   I hate generalizing. But what I've seen, from what I've observed, fundraising's an issue for women candidates, a lot of the major donors, and I don't know if it's on the Democrat side, are men. So we need to cultivate more women givers. Women are very comfortable giving to charities or things they believe in, but not as much political givers.

3. Amit Ray:

   Cultivate blessing. Bless yourself. Bless the whole world. Let it be full with love, peace, joy and happiness.

4. Bill Cosby:

   The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.

5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   (C)(P) POVERTY HAS TAUGHT ME THE MANY WAYS TO CULTIVATE PATIENCE IN DEALING WITH ADVERSITY AND UNCERTAINTY. I TRY TO PASS THIS ON TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT THEY CHOOSE TO REMAIN IGNORANT OF SUCH LIFE SAVING VIRTUES.