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1 cultivate
1) (to prepare (land) for crops.) cultivar2) (to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc): He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.) cultivar•- cultivation
- cultivator* * *cul.ti.vate[k'∧ltiveit] vt cultivar: 1 lavrar, amanhar. 2 remexer a terra em volta das plantas. 3 melhorar, desenvolver, educar. 4 dedicar tempo e esforço a. 5 procurar a amizade de. 6 preparar uma cultura de bactérias. to cultivate the arts cultivar as artes. to cultivate wheat cultivar trigo. -
2 cultivate
1) (to prepare (land) for crops.) cultivar2) (to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc): He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.) cultivar•- cultivation - cultivator -
3 to cultivate the arts
to cultivate the artscultivar as artes. -
4 to cultivate wheat
to cultivate wheatcultivar trigo. -
5 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) quinta2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) quinta2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) cultivar- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
- farmyard* * *[fa:m] n 1 fazenda, granja, chácara, herdade, quinta, propriedade rústica, sítio. dairy farm / fazenda leiteira. home farm / propriedade agrícola cultivada pelo próprio dono. poultry farm / granja de avicultura. 2 casa de fazenda. • vt+vi 1 cultivar, amanhar, lavrar (terra), criar gado. 2 cultivar uma fazenda, ser fazendeiro. fat farms coll spa: clínica de emagrecimento. funny farms sl 1 hospício. 2 clínica de tratamento de alcoólatras, drogados, etc. to bet the farm sl apostar tudo. -
6 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) fazenda2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) fazenda2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) cultivar- farmer- farming - farmhouse - farmyard
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Cultivate — Cul ti*vate (k?l t? v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cultivated} ( v? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cultivating} ( v? t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of colere to till, cultivate. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cultivate — cul‧ti‧vate [ˈkʌltveɪt] verb [transitive] 1. FARMING to prepare and use land for growing crops and plants: • Some of the land would be impossible to cultivate. 2. to develop a particular skill or quality in yourself: • The company has been… … Financial and business terms
cultivate — [v1] develop land for growing breed, crop, dress, farm, fertilize, garden, harvest, labor, manage, mature, plant, plow, prepare, propagate, raise, ripen, seed, tend, till, work; concepts 253,257 Ant. destroy, ignore, neglect cultivate [v2] enrich … New thesaurus
cultivate — [kul′tə vāt΄] vt. cultivated, cultivating [< ML cultivatus, pp. of cultivare < LL cultivus, tilled < L cultus: see CULT] 1. to prepare and use (soil or land) for growing crops; till 2. to break up the surface soil around (plants) in… … English World dictionary
cultivate — I verb advance, colere, develop, elevate, enrich, farm, forward, foster, further, garden, improve, make better, nourish, nurture, polish, prepare for crops, promote, rarefy, refine, till, train, work II index ameliorate, cause, develop … Law dictionary
cultivate — (v.) early 17c., from M.L. cultivatus, pp. of cultivare, from L.L. cultivus tilled, from L. cultus (see CULT (Cf. cult)). Figurative sense of improve by training or education is from 1680s. Related: Cultivable; cultivated; cultivating … Etymology dictionary
cultivate — nurture, *nurse, foster, cherish Analogous words: develop, *mature, ripen: raise, rear (see LIFT): educate, train, instruct, *teach: *improve, better, ameliorate Contrasted words: *neglect, ignore, disregard, slight … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cultivate — ► VERB 1) prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening. 2) raise or grow (plants or crops). 3) grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in an artificial medium containing nutrients. 4) try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill). 5) try to… … English terms dictionary
cultivate — 01. They [cultivate] grapes for making excellent wine in many parts of the Okanagan. 02. It is the job of a parent to [cultivate] a sense of self confidence in children. 03. Boris Yeltsin [cultivated] Vladimir Putin as his successor as the leader … Grammatical examples in English
cultivate — [[t]kʌ̱ltɪveɪt[/t]] cultivates, cultivating, cultivated 1) VERB If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it. [V n] She also cultivated a small garden of her own. [V ed] ...the few patches of cultivated land. Derived… … English dictionary
cultivate — transitive verb ( vated; vating) Etymology: Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere Date: circa 1655 1. to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of… … New Collegiate Dictionary