cultivation B1 Topic:Plants & Agriculture 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 cultivarcultivatecultivator Etymology From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Plants & Agriculture markdown