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1. (tarlayı) sürmek, (toprağı) işlemek.
2. yetiştirmek.
3. geliştirmek.
4. (biriyle) dostluk kurmaya çalışmak. topragi islemek, ekip biçmek; yetistirmek; dostlugunu kazanmaya, ilerletmeye çalismak. işle,toprağı işle. toprağı işle. f.
5. (biriyle) dostluk kurmaya çalışmak. işle. Mikroorganizmaları uygun ortamda üretmek. işlemek; ekip biçmek, yetiştirmek; ilerletmek, geliştirmek; kendini adamak, gayret etmek; kazanmaya çalışmak.
6. ; yetiştirmek, tarlayı sürüp ekmek; cultivable, cultivated ekili, kendine bağlamaya çalışmak, yetiştirilebilir, cultivatable ekilebilir, cultivate a friendship dostluk kazanmaya çalışmak; beslemek; terbiye etmek.
7. toprağı işlemek. ekip biçmek. yetiştirmek. dostluğunu kazanmaya/ilerletmeye çalışmak.
8. çift sürmek. toprağı işlemek. yetiştirmek. geliştirmek. terbiye etmek. beslemek.
9. toprağı işle, işle.

Etymology : Medieval Latin cultivatus, pp. of cultivare, from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere
Pronunciation : 'k&l-t&-"vAt
Function : transitive verb
Date : circa 1655

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1. prepare the ground for planting, grow crops; develop, improve; nurture. 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. colony.].
2. to bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
3. to direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish. leisure to cultivate general literature.
4. to seek the society of; to court intimacy with. i ever looked on lord keppel as one of the greatest and best men of his age; and i loved and cultivated him accordingly.
5. to improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. to cultivate the wild, licentious savage. the mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.
6. to raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.cultivate v.
7. foster the growth of.
8. prepare for crops; "work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: crop, work].
9. train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment; "cultivate your musical taste"; "train your tastebuds"; "she is well schooled in poetry" [syn: educate, school, train, civilize, civilise].
10. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame].
11. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
12. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
13. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
14. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
15. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" foster the growth of.
16. 1. If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it. She also cultivated a small garden of her own. the few patches of cultivated land. + cultivation cul·ti·va·tion the cultivation of fruits and vegetables Farmers with many acres under cultivation profited.
17. If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better. Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits. + cultivation cul·ti·va·tion the cultivation of a positive approach to life and health.
18. If you cultivate someone or cultivate a friendship with them, you try hard to develop a friendship with them. Howe carefully cultivated Daniel C. Roper, the Assistant Postmaster General Estonia has done much to cultivate the friendship of western European countries.