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cultivate

verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
UL
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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verb

  1. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

    “Domesticate oats”

verb

  1. Prepare for crops

    “Work the soil”

verb

  1. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

    “Cultivate your musical taste”

verb

  1. Promote the growth of

    “Foster our children's well-being and education”

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Example Sentences

Domesticate oats
Tame the soil
Work the soil
Cultivate the land
Cultivate your musical taste
Train your tastebuds
She is well schooled in poetry
Foster our children's well-being and education

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