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1 : to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops <Some fields are cultivated while others lie fallow.>; also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants)
2a : to foster the growth of <cultivate vegetables> <cultivate coffee>b : culture 2a <cultivate oysters for pearls>c : to improve by labor, care, or study : refine <cultivate the mind> < … cultivated a reputation as a hard-core wheeler-dealer … — Kit Boss>
3 : further, encourage <cultivate the arts>
4 : to seek the society of : make friends with <looking for influential people to cultivate as friends>
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