cultivate

English

Etymology

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From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō (“till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate”), which comes from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέλω (pélō) and Sanskrit चरति (cárati). The same Proto-Indo-European root also gave Latin in-quil-īnus (“inhabitant”) and anculus (“servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/
• Hyphenation: cul‧ti‧vate

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Verb

1. To grow plants, notably crops

   Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.

2. To nurture; to foster; to tend.

   They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.

3. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

Derived terms

• cultivable
• cultivar
• cultivated
• cultivation
• cultivator
• uncultivated

 

Translations

grow plants, notably crops

• Bulgarian: отглеждам (bg) (otgleždam)
• Catalan: conrear (ca), cultivar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耕種／耕种 (zh) (gēngzhòng), 耕种 (zh) (gēngzhòng), 種植／种植 (zh) (zhòngzhí), 种植 (zh) (zhòngzhí)

• Czech: obdělávat
• Danish: dyrke (da)
• Dutch: telen (nl), verbouwen (nl)
• Finnish: viljellä (fi)
• French: cultiver (fr)
• Galician: cultivar (gl), traballar (gl)
• German: kultivieren (de), anbauen (de)
• Hebrew: גידל (gidél)
• Interlingua: cultivar
• Italian: coltivare (it)
• Japanese: 栽培する (ja) (さいばいする, saibai suru)
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• Khmer: ធ្វើកសិកម្ម (tvəə ka’se’kam)
• Korean: 갈다 (ko) (galda)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

• Latin: colō
• Maori: whakatupu, tāmata
• Ngazidja Comorian: ulima
• Norman: tchultiver (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kultivere (no), dyrke (no)

• Portuguese: cultivar (pt), plantar (pt)
• Russian: выра́щивать (ru) impf (vyráščivatʹ), вы́растить (ru) pf (výrastitʹ), культиви́ровать (ru) impf or pf (kulʹtivírovatʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: àitich
• Spanish: cultivar (es)
• Swedish: odla (sv)

nurture

• Bulgarian: подхранвам (bg) (podhranvam)
• Catalan: conrear (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 培育 (zh) (péiyù), 培養／培养 (zh) (péiyǎng), 培养 (zh) (péiyǎng)

• Danish: pleje
• Dutch: cultiveren (nl), verzorgen (nl)
• Finnish: herättää (fi)
• French: cultiver (fr)
• German: kultivieren (de), pflegen (de)
• Hebrew: טיפח (tipéakh)
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• Italian: coltivare (it)
• Japanese: 養う (ja) (やしなう, yashinau)
• Khmer: ចម្រើនលូតលាស់ (jɑɑmraən luut loah)
• Korean: 갈고닦다 (galgodakkda), 연마하다 (yeonmahada)
• Latin: colō
• Norman: tchultiver (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dyrke (no)

• Portuguese: cultivar (pt), alimentar (pt)
• Russian: культиви́ровать (ru) impf or pf (kulʹtivírovatʹ)

turn or stir soil in preparation for planting

• Bulgarian: обработвам (bg) (obrabotvam), култивирам (bg) (kultiviram)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耕種／耕种 (zh) (gēngzhòng), 耕种 (zh) (gēngzhòng), 種植／种植 (zh) (zhòngzhí), 种植 (zh) (zhòngzhí)

• Dutch: bewerken (nl)
• Finnish: muokata (fi), (to plough) kyntää (fi), (to harrow) äestää (fi)
• French: cultiver (fr)
• German: bestellen (de)
• Hebrew: עיבד (ibéd)
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• Italian: coltivare (it)
• Japanese: 耕す (ja) (たがやす, tagayasu), 耕作する (ja) (こうさく-する, kōsaku suru)
• Korean: 갈다 (ko) (galda)
• Maori: pako, pāpako, tāmata
• Norman: tchultiver (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dyrke (no)

• Portuguese: lavrar (pt)
• Russian: возде́лывать (ru) impf (vozdélyvatʹ), возде́лать (ru) pf (vozdélatʹ), обраба́тывать (ru) impf (obrabátyvatʹ), обрабо́тать (ru) pf (obrabótatʹ)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} cultivar (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} odla (sv)
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• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} సాగు చేయు (sāgu cēyu)

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Interlingua

Participle

cultivate

1. past participle of cultivar