cultivate
/ˈkʌltəˌveɪt/KUHL-tuh-vayt
/ˈkʌltəˌveɪt/KUHL-tuh-vayt
Meaningto till
Common meaning: to prepare land for crops
Other meanings: to develop by care
- cultto till, tend; to dwell in; to honourLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 370 (approximate) · scan
- ivstem link
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latincolō, coluī, cultum‘to till, tend’
- Englishcultivate‘to prepare land for crops’ · today
cult also in: culturecolonyhorticulture
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin colō ‘to till, tend; to dwell in; to honour’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry colō, p. 370 · dictionary scan
Roots
- colō, coluī, cultum Latin “to till, tend; to dwell in; to honour”
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