All 4 Uses of
cultivate
in
Gone with the Wind
- The uncultivated fields, studded with tiny pines and underbrush, that stretched their rolling red-clay surface away into the distance on four sides belonged to Gerald O'Hara—were all his because he had an unbefuddled Irish head and the courage to stake everything on a hand of cards.†
Chpt 1.3
- Really, it took a lot of sense to cultivate and hold such a pose.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Nobody can run a big plantation without the darkies, and lots of the fields won't be cultivated at all and the woods will take over the fields again.†
Chpt 3.29
- I'm going to cultivate every female dragon of the Old Guard in this town, especially Mrs. Merriwether, Mrs. Elsing, Mrs. Whiting and Mrs. Meade.†
Chpt 5.52
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