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US/ˈkʌl.tə.veɪt/
UK/ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/
to prepare land and grow crops or plants on it
In context
Farmers in the Mekong Delta cultivate rice on almost every piece of fertile land.
Coffee has been cultivated in the Central Highlands since the early twentieth century.
She cultivates herbs and tomatoes on the small balcony of her flat.
Words that go with cultivate
verb + noun
- cultivate landFamilies here have cultivated land along the river for generations.
- cultivate cropsFew farmers can cultivate crops on such dry, rocky ground.
- cultivate riceIt takes a lot of water to cultivate rice in the dry season.
- cultivate the soilBefore machines arrived, people used buffaloes to cultivate the soil.
adverb + verb
- widely cultivatedDragon fruit is now widely cultivated in Binh Thuan province.