cultivated

[ kuhl-tuh-vey-tid ]

/ ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd /

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adjective

prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.

produced or improved by cultivation, as a plant.

educated; refined; cultured: cultivated tastes.

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Origin of cultivated

First recorded in 1655–65; cultivate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM cultivated

mis·cul·ti·vat·ed, adjectivenon·cul·ti·vat·ed, adjectivepseu·do·cul·ti·vat·ed, adjectivequa·si-cul·ti·vat·ed, adjective

sem·i·cul·ti·vat·ed, adjectivesu·per·cul·ti·vat·ed, adjectiveun·cul·ti·vat·ed, adjectivewell-cul·ti·vat·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cultivated

cultivated , cultured

Words nearby cultivated

cultish, cultism, cultivable, cultivar, cultivate, cultivated, cultivate one's own garden, cultivation, cultivator, cult of personality, cultrate

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How to use cultivated in a sentence

Valerie isn't going anywhere, and her work will extend through those she has cultivated and inspired.
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And he cultivated a sort of “first lady” style that has dominated for decades: tasteful, impeccably made, and above all pretty.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion|Raquel Laneri|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, the biggest names in the art world have cultivated their craft through heartbreak and emotional strife.
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It's cultivated through the daily activities of people, over the course of years, warts and all.
Great Cities are Born Filthy|Will Doig|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“He has cultivated a reputation of being a professional debauchee,” Wallace writes.
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As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
They cultivated a few plants around their wigwams, and cured a few pounds for their own use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
I know that in putting this before you I challenge some of the most popular affectations of cultivated people.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Lionel Wafer in his travels upon the Isthmus of Darien in 1699 saw the plant growing and cultivated by the natives.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
One wonders why even some of the common British Ferns are not more generally cultivated in rooms.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for cultivated

cultivated

/ (ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd) /

adjective

cultured, refined, or educated

((of land or soil))

subjected to tillage or cultivation
tilled and broken up

(of plants) specially bred or improved by cultivation

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