cultivate
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(verb) prepare for crops, of soil |
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Synonyms: crop, work |
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Related Words: gear up, overcrop, overcultivate, prepare, ready, set, set up |
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(verb) foster the growth of |
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Related Words: farm, grow, produce, raise |
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(verb) adapt to the environment; "domesticate plants" |
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Synonyms: domesticate, naturalize |
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Related Words: accommodate, adapt |
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(verb) train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" |
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Synonyms: civilize, educate, school, train |
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Related Words: down, fine-tune, polish, refine, sophisticate |
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