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cultivate

verb as in develop land for growing

verb as in nurture, take care of

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The strong ties he would cultivate with America were first instilled by his American mother.

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy used it to cultivate right-wing anti-immigrant voters.

And Facebook, under COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg, has attempted to cultivate a reputation for being friendly to parents.

With Bruce Wayne out of the picture, Dick Grayson is free to cultivate that hitherto underdeveloped aspect of his abilities.

Perhaps the general did not cultivate his fame as “The Marble Man,” but he earned it.

He wishes to cultivate it still, and offers to renew the lease for any number of years, and pay the rent punctually.

The easiest way to cultivate the geographic sense is by practising the art of making sketch maps.

The Chinese cultivate the plant like the Japanese, and give it as much care and attention as they do the tea plant.

The Chinese planter often raises large fields of the plants, and employs many hands to tend and cultivate them.

Nothing is more like the most ardent friendship than those acquaintances which we cultivate for the sake of our love.

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On this page you'll find 180 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cultivate, such as: breed, fertilize, harvest, manage, plant, and prepare.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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