Definition of cultivate

• v. t. - To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
• v. t. - To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
• v. t. - To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
• v. t. - To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
• v. t. - To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.