cultivated
[ kuhl-tuh-vey-tid ]
/ ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd /
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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Nearby words
cultism, cultivable, cultivar, cultivate, cultivate one's own garden, cultivated, cultivation, cultivator, cultrate, cultual, cultural
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Can be confusedcultivated cultured
Definition for cultivated (2 of 2)
cultivate
[ kuhl-tuh-veyt ]
/ ˈkʌl təˌveɪt /
verb (used with object), cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing.
Origin of cultivate
Related formso·ver·cul·ti·vate, verb (used with object), o·ver·cul·ti·vat·ed, o·ver·cul·ti·vat·ing.pre·cul·ti·vate, verb (used with object), pre·cul·ti·vat·ed, pre·cul·ti·vat·ing.re·cul·ti·vate, verb (used with object), re·cul·ti·vat·ed, re·cul·ti·vat·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for cultivated (1 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for cultivated (2 of 2)
cultivate
/ (ˈkʌltɪˌveɪt) /
verb (tr)
to till and prepare (land or soil) for the growth of crops
to plant, tend, harvest, or improve (plants) by labour and skill
to break up (land or soil) with a cultivator or hoe
to improve or foster (the mind, body, etc) as by study, education, or labour
to give special attention toto cultivate a friendship; to cultivate a hobby
to give or bring culture to (a person, society, etc); civilize
Word Origin for cultivate
C17: from Medieval Latin cultivāre to till, from Old French cultiver, from Medieval Latin cultīvus cultivable, from Latin cultus cultivated, from colere to till, toil over
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Word Origin and History for cultivated
cultivate
early 17c., from Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare, from Late Latin cultivus "tilled," from Latin cultus (see cult). Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1680s. Related: Cultivable; cultivated; cultivating.
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