cultivate

English

/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • To grow plants, notably crops
  • To nurture; to foster; to tend.
  • To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

Etymology

Derived from Latin cultivātus, cultus (adoration, care, cult, culture, the act of cultivating, cultivation, veneration, cultivated, reverence) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around), *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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