cultiver

Definitions of cultiver
  1. verb
    prepare for crops
    synonyms: travailler
    malaxer, pétrir, travailler
    make uniform
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    se préparer
    make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  2. verb
    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
    synonyms: former
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    améliorer, clarifier, raffiner
    improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
  3. verb
    foster the growth of
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    donner, produire
    cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
    produire en excés, surproduire
    produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
  4. verb
    work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
    synonyms: travailler la terre
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    labourer, sillonner
    to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
    herser
    draw a harrow over (land)
    type of:
    confectionner
    shape, form, or improve a material
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