to prepare or use (land, soil, etc) for the growing of crops
to grow (a plant or crop), esp on a large scale
to grow (bacteria, tissue, viruses, etc) in a culture; = culture2
to improve or refine (esp one's mind) through study, edifying pursuits, etc
cultivating the mind
to affect (a manner, etc) with assiduous practice
cultivate an air of nonchalance
to encourage or foster the friendship of (a person, esp who can be useful to one)
cultivatable adj
cultivation /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ noun
[medieval Latin cultivatus, past part. of cultivare, from Latin cultus: see cult]