cultivating

4 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop:

Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

The villagers cultivate mostly maize and beans.

to try to develop and improve something:

cultivate an image She has cultivated an image as a tough negotiator.

If you cultivate a relationship, you make a special effort to establish and develop it, because you think it might be useful to you:

The new prime minister is cultivating relationships with East Asian countries.