figurative. To cultivate (something figured as land or as a crop, e.g. the mind, a ‘field’ of knowledge, a virtue, etc.).

figurative. To make rich, endow, with mental or spiritual wealth.

transitive. To free from roughness, coarseness, or crudeness; to imbue with cultivated feelings, instincts, etc.; to make (a person, faculty) more…

transitive. To refine or improve (a person, the mind, abilities, etc.) by education or training.

transitive. To divest of the character of a blade or ruffian.

transitive. To make more refined or polished; to civilize, make urbane. Obsolete.

To refine (a person or his manners); to free from rudeness or rusticity. ? Obsolete.

transitive. In extended use: to refine, improve, or develop (a person, the mind, etc.) by education or training; to cultivate (an art, subject, etc.).

transitive (usually in passive). To make metropolitan in character; to give (a person) the manners, outlook, etc., of a city dweller; to urbanize…