· foster the growth of
· prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
Hypernym(s): fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set
· teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
Synonym(s): educate, school, train, civilize, civilise
Hypernym(s): polish, refine, fine-tune, down
· adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Synonym(s): domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
Hypernym(s): adapt, accommodate