CULTIVATE Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

cultivate

verb

ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt

Definition of cultivate

as in to develop

to come to have gradually cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends

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as in to promote

to help the growth or development of cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years

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as in to grow

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello

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as in to harvest

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we ought to cultivate the field out back

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Recent Examples of cultivate Geese, this generation’s most exciting rock band, have been cultivating their fanbase for a decade, while Slayyyter’s debut album (Troubled Paradise) arrived five years ago. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 At Andrew Lauren Productions, Haas will help Lauren ramp up his film and television slate, identifying and developing material, cultivating filmmaker relationships, and moving projects toward production. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Cinemas are a public good, strengthening communities, supporting local economies, and cultivating the next generation of storytellers and audiences. — Sam Fleischner, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Hochul’s press account has cultivated a confrontational social media presence. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cultivate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivate

Verb

The findings raise the possibility of developing treatments that expand a patient’s gamma delta T cells outside the body before returning them to fight the cancer.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Boston Dynamics‘ prototype operation brings engineers and machinists together to develop, manufacture, assemble, and maintain robotic hardware.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of develop

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Both those historic actions happened as part of the Biden administration's focus on anti-money laundering and efforts to promote compliance with the then-emerging virtual currency industry.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
One of Mitte’s last posts on Instagram this week promoted those showings.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Japan considers China's rapidly growing military activities in and around Japan, including in the Pacific Ocean, as a threat and has fortified its southwestern region with longer-range missiles and interceptors in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Running Tide had struggled to grow kelp offshore at scale and shifted toward deployments of wood chips mixed with alkaline substances, said former general manager Kristinn Hróbjartsson.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of grow

Verb

This year’s grape harvest was one of the earliest in decades for some regions, with significantly less tonnage harvested following weather events in the spring that led to smaller grape clusters.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Photograph by Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Getty On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers who were harvesting olives in the West Bank.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of harvest

Verb

That knowledge cannot be acquired in a board meeting or replicated in an accelerator program.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The two new owners came together after Shaw acquired Ponak’s Mexican Kitchen & Bar on Southwest Boulevard, reported the Kansas City Business Journal.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquire

Verb

The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
In particular, genes involved in the function of Jonathan's mitochondria -- which are structures inside cells that produce energy -- appeared similar to those from a 5-year-old tortoise named Hatchling.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of produce

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Higher diesel prices – essential to transporting goods and agricultural production – tend to drive up costs across the wider economy and fuel inflation.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
That his arguments and those made by the current administration against immigrants tend in a totalitarian direction cannot be denied.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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