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Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cultivated} (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cultivating} (-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of colere to till, cultivate. Cf. {Colony}.] 1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature. --Wordsworth.
3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated him accordingly. --Burke.
4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison.
The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end. --Tillotson.
5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.
cultivated \cultivated\ adj. 1. marked by refinement in taste and manners; as, cultivated tastes in art.
2. used for raising crops; -- of land or soil. [WordNet 1.5]
The value of cut cultivated greens rose 9 percent to $98.8 million.
Walsh said a prison term is necessary to reduce North's political following that was cultivated on the lecture circuit and "reinforces his lack of remorse." Walsh rejected North's contention that he is a scapegoat.
The Russians will have enough temptation to ring down the Iron Curtain and launch a new reign of terror, even if it costs them the good will Mr. Gorbachev has so carefully cultivated.
He cultivated a redneck personality and was known for a quick and often profane wit.
Enaco says all of the coca in the Huallaga valley, where the vast majority of Peru's coca leaf is cultivated, is illegal, but Peru lacks the manpower, equipment and resources to stop it.
The competition has cultivated a much savvier consumer.
Among the scavengers, he carefully cultivated the image of benefactor.
While colleges and other institutions have long cultivated their fund-raising efforts, hospitals are just starting to get more professional in their approach, he said.
His death robs the business community of a public-spirited man of cultivated tastes and distinctive style.
The other seat covers a more industrial belt with a strong Slovene presence long cultivated by the left. Mr Renato Kneipp, the Progressive Alliance candidate in this constituency, is a popular Slovene.
They also cultivated an additional 1.89 million trees, 700,000 flowers and 2.4 million square yards of lawn in the eight other key districts.
The announcement capped weeks of intense speculation about Weicker, who in 28 years of political activity cultivated a reputation for aggressive, independent Republicanism.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hammer cultivated his passion for art and presided over the opening of several exhibits and galleries.
"For the only light in which you can view their land is that of a hostage in your hands, a hostage that is the more valuable the better it is cultivated.
The first is a new breed of much younger musicians with lots of sex appeal, carefully cultivated by the record companies. The men tend to be known collectively as 'new country hunks' or 'hat acts,' because of the cowboy hats many of them favour.
To be sure, the cultivated yet caustic remarks at the gathering weren't original.
Only 13 percent of the land is able to be cultivated and 20 percent of the country's food must be imported.
It has won 42 wine awards. The Lamberhurst vineyard is on 75 acres, with 42 acres cultivated with vines.
The Construction Ministry said it would introduce regulations next year restricting the sale of forest and cultivated land.
In his six years as mayor, Mr. Cisneros has cultivated several non-tourism enterprises, such as a fledgling biotechnology industry that is far ahead of what cities elsewhere are planning.
This tone, cultivated deliberately, was not exactly her ordinary voice.
SUDDENLY, the familiar self-assurance of Israel's Likud leaders, cultivated over a decade-and-a-half in power, evaporated, Hugh Carnegy reports.
They cultivated the fertile soil and set up listening posts in the hills.
Nonetheless, it is the work of a highly cultivated musician, a brilliant technician, and a lively spirit.
As it prospered, Kodak cultivated a fierce allegiance from its workers through such means as handsome annual bonuses and free noontime movies.
'In worshipping the 'genius of abuse' we cultivated a slavish psychology in ourselves.' The icon may have been smashed, but worship is more powerful than knowledge.
Not only is it true, flexible and pretty - ineffably pretty - but it embodies just the sort of character that opera-composers write for that voice: charming, often little-girlish, bright with carefully cultivated innocence.
Once on the Coast, Mr. Field cultivated passions that ranged from racing Porsche 935s to producing movies in Hollywood.
He gradually cultivated an extensive network of contacts, particularly among businessmen and the media.
He said the army found a clandestine landing strip and coca plants, from which cocaine is cultivated, a sign the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrillas and cocaine traffickers were working together in the area.