All 3 Uses of
cultivate
in
Arrowsmith
- He was sure that Duer cultivated his manner of chill efficiency to impress instructors.†
Chpt 2 *cultivated = developed, grown, or prepared for growing crops
- He looked somewhat like President Roosevelt, with the same squareness and the same bristly mustache, and he cultivated the resemblance.†
Chpt 19
- You owe it to the grand old flag to cultivate yourself, To train the mind, keep clean the streets, and ever guard your health.†
Chpt 19cultivate = develop, grow, or prepare for growing crops
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The word form cultivator is commonly used to describe a machine used to prepare soil for growing crops.