foster the growth of

prepare for crops; Work the soil; cultivate the land

[ Syn: crop , work ]

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; Cultivate your musical taste; Train your tastebuds; She is well schooled in poetry

[ Syn: educate , school , train , civilize , civilise ]

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; domesticate oats; tame the soil

[ Syn: domesticate , naturalize , naturalise , tame ]