All 4 Uses of
cultivate
in
Crime and Punishment
- It may be so with a simple peasant, but with one of our sort, an intelligent man cultivated on a certain side, it's a dead certainty.†
Chpt 4.5 *
- For, my dear fellow, it's a very important matter to know on what side a man is cultivated.†
Chpt 4.5
- A modern cultivated man would prefer prison to living with such strangers as our peasants.†
Chpt 4.5
- "I've even had the honour and happiness of meeting your sister—a highly cultivated and charming person.†
Chpt 6.8
Definition:
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(cultivate) enhance growth or developmentin various senses, including:
- to grow crops or prepare land for them
- enhance a relationship -- especially for a purpose
- develop discernment (better recognition of differences) in taste or judgment
- to grow a culture in a petri dish