CULTIVATE

• (verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

  "domesticate oats", "tame the soil"

  synonyms : domesticate , naturalise , naturalize , tame

• (verb) prepare for crops

  "Work the soil", "cultivate the land"

  synonyms : crop , work

• (verb) foster the growth of

• (verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

  "Cultivate your musical taste", "Train your tastebuds", "She is well schooled in poetry"

  synonyms : civilise , civilize , educate , school , train

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