Cultivating

Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Cultivated} (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cultivating}
   (-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to
   cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of
   colere to till, cultivate. Cf. {Colony}.]
   1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to
      valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate
      soil.
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   2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought
      to; to foster; to cherish.
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            Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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   3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
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            I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest
            and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated
            him accordingly.                      --Burke.
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   4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to;
      to civilize; to refine.
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            To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison.
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            The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety
            and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.
                                                  --Tillotson.
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   5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing;
      as, to cultivate corn or grass.
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