cultivate

Verb
  1. Foster the growth of (synset 201746607)
    referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    subtypes: farm, grow, produce, raise - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
  2. Prepare for crops (synset 201745327)
    "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
    referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    is a type of: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    subtypes: overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation
    same as: crop, work
    verb group: knead, work - make uniform
  3. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (synset 202393545)
    "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
    is a type of: down, fine-tune, polish, refine - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
    subtypes: sophisticate - make less natural or innocent
    same as: civilise, civilize, educate, school, train
  4. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (synset 200303245)
    "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
    referred to in: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    is a type of: accommodate, adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    same as: domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame

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