Inflected forms: cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates 1a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till. b. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants). 2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop). 3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture). 4. To nurture; foster. See synonyms at nurture. 5. To form and refine, as by education. 6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin cultvre, cultvt-, from cultvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till. See kwel-1 in Appendix I.
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