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, 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, 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, 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

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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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1. President Barack Obama:

   We need to inspire more young people to ask about the stars, we have to watch for and cultivate and encourage those glimmers of curiosity and possibility - not suppress them, not squelch them.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The mind is a silent force shaping worlds within and without — cultivate mindfulness, intentionality, and positivity in your thoughts.

3. Jennifer Eckhart:

   It's safe to say I was paralyzed by fear when I was working there, i don't know how you could continue to cultivate and foster an environment that rewards sexual predators consistently year after year.

4. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

5. Soner Cagaptay:

   (Erdogan) has never won elections when not delivering (economic) growth, that’s why he is trying to cultivate financial inflows from outside actors; resetting with wealthy (Gulf states like) the Saudis, the Emiratis.