Both Uses of "cultivate" in "There There, by Tommy Orange"

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Both Uses

cultivate
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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

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(1) (cultivate)
enhance growth or development
in 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
(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.