Both Uses
cultivate
in
There There, by Tommy Orange
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- But had you really cultivated this lean, this drop-shouldered walk, this way of swaying slightly to the right in opposition?†
p. 214.4 *cultivated = developed, grown, or prepared for growing crops
- The limp is something you've cultivated to look more like a statement of your individual style and less like an old basketball injury.†
p. 214.6
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) The word form cultivator is commonly used to describe a machine used to prepare soil for growing crops.