All 5 Uses of
cultivate
in
Death Comes for the Archbishop
- The peach orchards of Oraibi were very old, having been cultivated since the days of the earliest Spanish expeditions, when Coronado's captains gave the Moquis peach seeds brought from Spain.†
Part 3
- He cultivated his peach trees, and watched over his garden like a little kingdom, never allowing the native women to grow slack in the water-supply.†
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- MartÃnez now cultivated their fertile farms, which made him quite the richest man in the parish.†
Part 5
- Certainly it was a great piece of luck for Father Latour and Father Vaillant, who lived so much among peons and Indians and rough frontiersmen, to be able to converse in their own tongue now and then with a cultivated woman; to sit by that hospitable fireside, in rooms enriched by old mirrors and engravings and upholstered chairs, where the windows had clean curtains, and the sideboard and cupboards were stocked with plate and Belgian glass.†
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- He enjoyed his dinner and his wine, and the company of cultivated men, and usually retired in good spirits.†
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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