Synonyms of cultivate

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cultivate

verb

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1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• develop
• acquire
• gain
• form
• get
• adopt
• obtain
• embrace
• achieve
• attain
• foster
• promote
• absorb
• reach
• nurture
• take on
• nourish
• take in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• abandon
• forsake
• discard
• reject
• desert
• shed
• unload
• jettison
• ditch
• dump
• throw away
• throw out
• cast
• slough
• scrap
• fling (off or away)
• shuck (off)
• junk
• sluff

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• lose
• abandon
• forsake
• discard
• reject
• desert
• shed
• unload
• jettison
• ditch
• dump
• throw away
• throw out
• cast
• slough
• scrap
• fling (off or away)
• shuck (off)
• junk
• sluff

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2

as in to promote

to help the growth or development of

cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promote
• nurture
• encourage
• foster
• nourish
• advance
• incubate
• further
• forward
• assist
• advocate
• support
• fund
• uphold
• underwrite
• champion
• subsidize
• endorse
• aid
• finance
• back
• endow
• nurse
• patronize
• advertise
• publicize
• stake
• abet
• boost
• indorse
• tout
• plug
• agitate (for)
• work (for)
• campaign (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• hinder
• discourage
• inhibit
• frustrate
• prohibit
• enjoin
• proscribe
• forbid
• oppose
• fight
• combat
• suppress
• subdue
• stifle
• outlaw
• counter
• interdict
• repress
• contend (with)
• ban
• bar
• squelch
• battle
• check
• squash
• impede
• halt
• obstruct
• retard
• interfere (with)
• arrest
• encumber
• snuff (out)
• shackle
• fetter
• hobble
• manacle

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• prevent
• hinder
• discourage
• inhibit
• frustrate
• prohibit
• enjoin
• proscribe
• forbid
• oppose
• fight
• combat
• suppress
• subdue
• stifle
• outlaw
• counter
• interdict
• repress
• contend (with)
• ban
• bar
• squelch
• battle
• check
• squash
• impede
• halt
• obstruct
• retard
• interfere (with)
• arrest
• encumber
• snuff (out)
• shackle
• fetter
• hobble
• manacle

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3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grow
• produce
• promote
• plant
• harvest
• crop
• culture
• raise
• tend
• breed
• rear
• propagate
• dress
• sow
• root
• gather
• glean
• reap
• sprout
• ripen
• germinate
• quicken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kill
• pick
• dig
• pull (up)
• pluck
• uproot
• cut
• extirpate
• hay
• mow

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• kill
• pick
• dig
• pull (up)
• pluck
• uproot
• cut
• extirpate
• hay
• mow

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4

as in to harvest

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

we ought to cultivate the field out back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvest
• farm
• plant
• tend
• till
• crop
• reap
• hoe
• sharecrop
• harrow