The Only Use of
cultivate
in
The Giver
- Now that they had left the cultivated fields behind them, it was almost impossible to find food.†
p. 172.9cultivated = developed, grown, or prepared for growing crops
Definitions:
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(1)
(cultivate) enhance growth or developmentin various senses, including:
- to grow crops or prepare land for them
- enhance a relationship -- especially for a purpose
- develop discernment (better recognition of differences) in taste or judgment
- to grow a culture in a petri dish
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) The word form cultivator is commonly used to describe a machine used to prepare soil for growing crops.