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Cultivate vs. Grow — What's the Difference?

Cultivate vs. Grow — What's the Difference?

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Cultivate

To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.

Grow

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically
He would watch Nick grow to manhood
Grown men don't act so stupidly

Cultivate

To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).

Grow

Become larger or greater over a period of time; increase
Turnover grew to more than $100,000 within three years

Cultivate

To grow, tend, or raise (plants or certain animals, for example)
Cultivate wheat.
Cultivate oysters.
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Grow

Become gradually or increasingly
Sharing our experiences we grew braver

Cultivate

To promote the growth of (a biological culture).

Grow

To increase in size by a natural process.

Cultivate

To encourage or foster
Cultivate a respect for the law.

Grow

To expand; gain
The business grew under new owners.

Cultivate

To acquire, develop, or refine, as by education
Cultivating a posh accent.

Grow

To increase in amount or degree; intensify
The suspense grew.

Cultivate

To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with
Cultivated the club's new members.

Grow

To develop and reach maturity.

Cultivate

To grow plants, notably crops.
Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.

Grow

To be capable of growth; thrive
A plant that grows in shade.

Cultivate

(figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.
They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.

Grow

To become attached by or as if by the process of growth
Tree trunks that had grown together.

Cultivate

To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

Grow

To come into existence from a source; spring up
Love that grew from friendship.

Cultivate

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

Grow

To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become
Grow angry.
Grow closer.

Cultivate

To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.
Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature.

Grow

To cause to grow; raise
Grow tulips.

Cultivate

To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated him accordingly.

Grow

To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process
Grow a beard.

Cultivate

To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.
To cultivate the wild, licentious savage.
The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.

Grow

Usage Problem To cause to increase or expand by concerted effort
Strategies that grew the family business.

Cultivate

To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass.

Grow

(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
Children grow quickly.

Cultivate

Foster the growth of

Grow

To undergo growth; to be present somewhere
Apples now grow all over the world.

Cultivate

Prepare for crops;
Work the soil
Cultivate the land

Grow

(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.
A long tail began to grow from his backside.

Cultivate

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

Grow

(intransitive) To develop, to mature.
As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.

Cultivate

Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
Domesticate oats
Tame the soil

Grow

(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
Have you ever grown your hair before?

Grow

(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
The boy grew wise as he matured.
The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
You have grown strong.

Grow

To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

Grow

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; - said of animals and vegetables and their organs.

Grow

To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
Winter began to grow fast on.
Even just the sum that I do owe to youIs growing to me by Antipholus.

Grow

To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
Where law faileth, error groweth.

Grow

To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
For his mindHad grown Suspicion's sanctuary.

Grow

To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.
These wars have grown out of commercial considerations.

Grow

To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.

Grow

Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
The weather turned nasty
She grew angry

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

Grow

Cause to grow or develop;
He grows vegetables in his backyard

Grow

Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
He matured fast
The child grew fast

Grow

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

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

Grow

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

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

Grow

Become attached by or as if by the process of growth;
The tree trunks had grown together

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