cultivate

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cul‧ti‧vate /ˈkʌltəveɪt, ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: past participle of cultivare, from cultivus 'used for crops', from Latin cultus, past participle of colere 'to cultivate']
1. to prepare and use land for growing crops and plants:
The land was too rocky to cultivate.
2. formal to plant and take care of a particular crop SYN grow:
We cultivated maize and watermelons.
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In everyday English, people usually say someone grows a crop rather than cultivates it:
▪ They have been growing grapes there for hundreds of years.
3. to work hard to develop a particular skill, attitude, or quality:
Try to cultivate a more relaxed and positive approach to life.
The company has been successful in cultivating a very professional image.
4. to make an effort to develop a friendly relationship with someone, especially someone who can help you:
Professor Gladwyn would be an acquaintance worth cultivating.

cultivatehu

◎	['kʌltiveit]
※	ngoại động từ
	■	cày cấy, trồng trọt
	■	trau dồi, tu dưỡng (trí tuệ...)
		☆	to cultivate the mind
			trau dồi trí tuệ
	■	chuyên tâm, mài miệt nghiên cứu, ham mê (nghệ thuật) khoa học...
	■	nuôi dưỡng (tình cảm... đối với ai)
	■	xới (đất) bằng máy xới

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame, educate, school, train, civilize, civilise, crop, work