See cultivate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:
culture, dress, tend2, till, work. See prepared, touchTo bring into existence and foster the development of:
breed, grow, propagate, raise. See care for, reproductionTo promote and sustain the development of:
foster, nourish, nurse, nurture. See care forLearn more about cultivate