cultivate

/kˈʌltəvˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. foster the growth of
2. prepare for crops
   “Work the soil”
3. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   “Cultivate your musical taste”
4. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
   “domesticate oats”

Synonyms for cultivate

• crop
• work
• educate
• school
• train
• civilize
• civilise
• domesticate
• naturalize
• naturalise
• tame

Words that rhyme with cultivate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate