Definition of Cultivated. Meaning of Cultivated. Synonyms of Cultivated

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Definition of Cultivated

Cultivated
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.] 1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil. 2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish. Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature. --Wordsworth. 3. 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. --Burke. 4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison. The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end. --Tillotson. 5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

Meaning of Cultivated from wikipedia

- Look up cultivation, cultivate, or cultivated in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cultivation may refer to: The state of having or expressing a good education...
- A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and which retains those traits when propagated. Methods used to propagate...
- A cultivated plant may refer to: Another term for a plant crop A cultigen A plant in cultivation This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with...
- "supraregional". Sometimes a third category is also distinguished: a cultivated accent that is considered particularly cultured, stylish, affluent, or...
- total cultivated land area, which is the sum of the total arable land area and total area of permanent crops. Arable land is defined as being cultivated for...
- Nicotiana taba****, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. taba**** is the most commonly grown species in...
- were domesticated around 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. In the 20th century, industrial agriculture...
- Neolithic people found hard to distinguish from the primary crop. Oats were cultivated for some thousands of years before they were domesticated. A granary from...
- Cichorium endivia and Cichorium intybus. There are two main varieties of cultivated C. endivia chicon: Curly endive, or frisée (var. crispum). This type has...
- Mediterranean cuisines. Numerous cuneiform records show that garlic has been cultivated in Mesopotamia for at least 4,000 years. The use of garlic in China and...