definition of
[cultivate]

[1] #1 cultivate v. foster the growth of. wn

[2] #2 cultivate v. [crop, work] prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land". wn

[3] #3 cultivate v. [educate, school, train, civilize, civilise] teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry". wn

[4] #4 cultivate v. [domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil". wn