Both Uses of
cultivate
in
The Color Purple
- As his greed increased he also began to cultivate the land on which the roofleaf grew.†
cultivate = develop, grow, or prepare for growing crops
- And so she cultivated a pious interest in heathens.
*cultivated = developed
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.