Synonyms & related words for cultivate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cultivate — including crop, develop, nurture, educate, grow, fertilize. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cultivate

Explore words related to cultivate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include overcrop, cultivation, citriculture, domesticate, cultivator, tilth, hypogenous, resow. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for cultivate

Common synonyms for cultivate include crop, develop, nurture, educate, grow, fertilize, nourish, produce — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does cultivate come from?

The word cultivate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cult-, from Latin colo (“till, tend”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.