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It is an English verb that means 'to foster the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention, such as by plowing and fertilizing the soil'. Example sentence: The farmer cultivated the crops in the field all summer.
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Cultivate
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To grow plants, notably crops
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The White House is attempting to cultivate new ties with Egypt's new Islamist rulers following the removal of the Hosni Mubarak, the hardline president who was formerly backed by Washington, last year.
Toronto had always been a hotbed for zine culture, and its movie zines (including Geddes's own, Asian Eye) helped cultivate its film-literate reputation.
At the start of the organic revolution, as the government gave unused city land to anyone who wanted to cultivate it, many first-generation city dwellers remembered their country childhood.
In my view, the next Labour leader needs to combat rather than cultivate the Tory press.
From the outset, Blair set out to cultivate the Tory press: Lord Rothermere, Conrad Black (whom he knew through the Bilderberg Conferences that he flatly denied attending) and particularly Rupert Murdoch.
Ryton has 30 demonstration gardens where the ethos is simply to cultivate in harmony with nature.
In addition, Michèle will be available one and a half hours per week at an allocated time to deal with individual concerns, although the emphasis during this period will be for students to live with their problems, make their own choices and cultivate a sense of self-reliance.
In common with Kenneth Clarke, who never became leader of the Tories but possesses similar characteristics, Healey was never a member of a clique and did not cultivate colleagues.
Social media tools have enabled fringe groups once derided for having "more initials than members" to cultivate an image of power and influence.
Nabil later said the operation to cultivate Mehsud was a bid "to send a message to Pakistan that if they can do this, we also can do it".
"It's very depressing and financially ruinous for lavender producers to cultivate plants that are supposed to last 10 years and find them dying within three years," said Chaisse.
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