cultivation

B1 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #32052

Meanings

1

noun
(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

Careful cultivation improved the exhausted field.
2

noun
the act of raising or growing plants, especially on a large scale

Corn cultivation is ubiquitous.
3

noun
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

The cultivation was remarkable.
4

noun
the process of fostering the growth of something

the cultivation of bees for honey

Thesaurus

Synonyms

tillage

Word family

Derived forms cocultivationcultivationalincultivationmicrocultivationmiscultivationmulticultivationnoncultivationovercultivationprecultivationrecultivationself-cultivationsubcultivation

Related forms cultivar cultivate cultivator

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion.

Topics

Food & Drink Gardening & Horticulture

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# cultivation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 32052

## Meanings
1. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
2. the act of raising or growing plants, especially on a large scale
3. socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
4. the process of fostering the growth of something

## Examples
- Careful cultivation improved the exhausted field.
- Corn cultivation is ubiquitous.
- The cultivation was remarkable.
- the cultivation of bees for honey

## Synonyms
- tillage

## Derived Forms
- cocultivation
- cultivational
- incultivation
- microcultivation
- miscultivation
- multicultivation
- noncultivation
- overcultivation
- precultivation
- recultivation
- self-cultivation
- subcultivation

## Related Forms
- cultivar
- cultivate
- cultivator

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion.

## Topics
- Food & Drink
- Gardening & Horticulture

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