Synonyms for cultivate

Verb

1. cultivate

usage: foster the growth of

2. cultivate, crop, work, fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set

usage: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

3. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise, polish, refine, fine-tune, down

usage: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

4. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame, adapt, accommodate

usage: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"