| cultivate | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. cultivate | foster the growth of. |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ farm, produce, raise, grow | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" |
| v. (creation) | 2. crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| ~ knead, work | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| ~ overcrop, overcultivate | to exhaust by excessive cultivation.; "the farmers overcropped the land" |
| v. (social) | 3. civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" |
| ~ fine-tune, refine, polish, down | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.; "refine one's style of writing" |
| ~ sophisticate | make less natural or innocent.; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" |
| v. (change) | 4. cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| develop | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. develop | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
| ~ evolve, develop, germinate | work out.; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" |
| ~ build | give form to, according to a plan.; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business" |
| ~ create | bring into existence.; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting" |
| v. (creation) | 2. develop, evolve, germinate | work out.; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| ~ develop | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
| v. (change) | 3. acquire, develop, evolve | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ acquire, develop, produce, grow, get | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| ~ develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| v. (body) | 4. acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| ~ fledge, feather | grow feathers.; "The young sparrows are fledging already" |
| ~ regrow | grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption.; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" |
| ~ spring | develop suddenly.; "The tire sprang a leak" |
| ~ sprout, stock | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots.; "the plant sprouted early this year" |
| ~ tiller, stool | grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers. |
| ~ leaf | produce leaves, of plants. |
| ~ pod | produce pods, of plants. |
| ~ teethe | grow teeth; cut the baby teeth.; "The little one is teething now" |
| ~ pupate | develop into a pupa.; "the insect larva pupate" |
| ~ work up, get up | develop.; "we worked up an as of an appetite" |
| ~ cut | have grow through the gums.; "The baby cut a tooth" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| v. (stative) | 5. arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| ~ resurge | rise again.; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years" |
| ~ come forth, emerge | happen or occur as a result of something. |
| ~ come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ well up, swell | come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things).; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" |
| ~ head | take its rise.; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" |
| v. (change) | 6. build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ redevelop | change the plans for the use of (land). |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ modernise, modernize, develop | become technologically advanced.; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" |
| ~ settle | establish or develop as a residence.; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| v. (communication) | 7. develop, explicate, formulate | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| ~ develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" |
| ~ mature | develop and work out fully in one's mind.; "I need to mature my thoughts" |
| ~ reformulate, redevelop | formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis. |
| v. (cognition) | 8. develop, educate, prepare, train | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ train, prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
| ~ retrain | teach new skills.; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" |
| ~ drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons. |
| ~ house-train, housebreak | train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house. |
| ~ toilet-train | train (a small child) to use the toilet. |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (change) | 9. develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ recrudesce, develop, break | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| v. (change) | 10. develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ differentiate | become different during development.; "cells differentiate" |
| ~ dedifferentiate | lose specialization in form or function. |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| ~ age | begin to seem older; get older.; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" |
| ~ progress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance | develop in a positive way.; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" |
| ~ maturate, mature, grow | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" |
| ~ evolve | undergo development or evolution.; "Modern man evolved a long time ago" |
| ~ adolesce | become adolescent; pass through adolescence.; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12" |
| ~ work up, build, build up, progress | form or accumulate steadily.; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
| ~ incubate | grow under conditions that promote development. |
| ~ blossom forth, blossom out, unfold, blossom | develop or come to a promising stage.; "Youth blossomed into maturity" |
| ~ bloom, blossom, flower | produce or yield flowers.; "The cherry tree bloomed" |
| ~ spike out, spike | bring forth a spike or spikes.; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ bud | develop buds.; "The hibiscus is budding!" |
| v. (change) | 11. develop, modernise, modernize | become technologically advanced.; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| v. (change) | 12. develop, make grow | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ grow | cause to grow or develop.; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
| ~ work out, work up | come up with.; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" |
| ~ work out, elaborate | work out in detail.; "elaborate a plan" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ foliate | grow leaves.; "the tree foliated in Spring" |
| ~ discipline, condition, train, check | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| v. (creation) | 13. develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ make | favor the development of.; "Practice makes the winner" |
| ~ bring forth, generate | bring into existence.; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami" |
| v. (change) | 14. develop, grow | grow emotionally or mature.; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ outgrow | grow too large or too mature for.; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits" |
| ~ make | develop into.; "He will make a splendid father!" |
| v. (perception) | 15. develop | make visible by means of chemical solutions.; "Please develop this roll of film for me" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ photography | the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ solarise, solarize | reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it. |
| ~ underdevelop | process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature.; "These photos are underdeveloped" |
| ~ redevelop | develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print. |
| v. (contact) | 16. develop | superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry. |
| ~ superimpose, lay over, superpose | place on top of.; "can you superimpose the two images?" |
| v. (competition) | 17. develop | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions.; "Spassky developed quickly" |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ develop | move into a strategically more advantageous position.; "develop the rook" |
| v. (competition) | 18. develop | move into a strategically more advantageous position.; "develop the rook" |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ develop | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions.; "Spassky developed quickly" |
| v. (change) | 19. develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ rarify, complicate, refine, elaborate | make more complex, intricate, or richer.; "refine a design or pattern" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| v. (change) | 20. break, develop, recrudesce | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| v. (change) | 21. develop | expand in the form of a series.; "Develop the function in the following form" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ expand | make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.; "expand the house by adding another wing" |
| till | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. boulder clay, till | unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. |
| ~ dirt, soil | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. |
| n. (possession) | 2. public treasury, till, trough | a treasury for government funds. |
| ~ exchequer, treasury | the funds of a government or institution or individual. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cashbox, money box, till | a strongbox for holding cash. |
| ~ cash register, register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill. |
| ~ deedbox, strongbox | a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked. |
| v. (creation) | 4. till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ work on, work, process | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ plow, plough, turn | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow.; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" |
| ~ hoe | dig with a hoe.; "He is hoeing the flower beds" |
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