cultivating

verbdevelop land for growing

verbenrich situation; give special attention
verbnurture, take care of

Word Origin & History

early 17c., from Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from Late Latin cultivus "tilled," from Latin cultus (see cult). Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1680s. Related: Cultivable; cultivated; cultivating.

Example Sentences for cultivating

The labor of cultivating and harvesting cotton of any kind was very great.

So he lost no opportunity of cultivating Miss Trevor's acquaintance.

There was little desire or opportunity for cultivating the mind.

What ones of these are the schools you know least successful in cultivating?

"Dear me, we are cultivating the manly virtues, too," said Lady Anne.

The steps to be taken are four: pruning, fertilizing, cultivating, and spraying.

The mode of cultivating also varies in the different provinces.

Lady Hunter little supposes what she loses in not cultivating them.

Probably he has built a cabin, and is cultivating a patch of ground around it.

You have a great deal of trouble to work as you do, cultivating your own vegetables?

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