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cultiver — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cultivate verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  • culture noun The shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
  • foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.

Senses

cultiver is used for these senses in English:

  • culture (transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
  • foster (transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.

cultivate — full definition

  1. verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  2. verb To develop or improve a skill, relationship, or quality over time.

culture — full definition

  1. noun The shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
  2. verb To grow living cells, bacteria, or tissue under controlled conditions.

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