cultivate
v.
early 17c., from Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare "to cultivate," from Late Latin cultivus "tilled," from Latin cultus (see cult). Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1680s. Related: Cultivable; cultivated; cultivating.
〔蒋〕[culti耕，培养，-ate动词后缀] 耕作，养殖，培养
〔李〕[cult=to till耕作；-iv(e)；-ate v.=to make capable of使能……→“to make capable of being tilled 使能用来耕种”→] v. ① make arable land;produce by tillage耕作；栽培