cultivate

/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/verb

To prepare land and raise plants, especially crops, on it.

Example sentences

“Farmers here cultivate rice in the flooded lowlands.”
“The family has cultivated olives on this hillside for generations.”

The people sense matters too: you cultivate friendships, contacts, and habits, with a hint of patient, deliberate effort.

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