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noun

cultivation

kul-tih-VAY-shun/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃn/

The careful tending of something to promote growth.

Successful tomato cultivation requires healthy soil, plenty of sunlight, and regular watering.

Sequence of cultivated field soil prepared seedlings planted then mature rows, farmer tending crops, no text.
Etymology
cultivLatinto till, cultivate
+ationFrenchaction or process

Tilling supplies the image of growth encouraged by careful work. Although the root is agricultural, the English noun first described attention to knowledge and mental development, before its recorded use for raising crops.

In context

Extraminds0:20
they started slash and burn agriculture that is they started burning forest and they started making land fit for cultivation
CBSE Class 9 History Peasants & farmers The Wheat Farmer |Extraminds

More examples

  • The steep hillside makes cultivation difficult.
  • Greenhouse cultivation protects these plants from frost.
  • The cultivation of patience takes practice.

Forms

cultivation

cultivate verb — To tend something carefully to encourage growth.

Similar words

tending
Tending emphasizes ongoing care rather than preparation or development.
nurturing
Nurturing emphasizes supportive care that helps organisms or abilities develop.