cultivate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. foster the growth of

v. adapt to the environment; of plants

v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

v. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

plow, plough

v. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

work, process, work on

v. shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

take, acquire, assume, take on

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

develop

v. make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"

develop, modernize, civilize

v. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

suck, nurse, suckle, wet-nurse, lactate, breast-feed, give suck

v. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

develop

v. change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

enrich, make richer

v. make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"

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