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Colonize vs Cultivate - What's the difference?

colonize | cultivate |

As verbs the difference between colonize and cultivate

is that colonize is (american spelling) while cultivate is to grow plants, notably crops.

colonize

English

Alternative forms

* colonise (UK )

Verb

(coloniz)
  • (American spelling)
  • * 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2003, page 509:
    • The administration finally sent a naval vessel to return the 368 survivors to the United States in 1864. This ended official efforts to colonize blacks.

    Related terms

    * colonial * colonialism * colonist * colony ----

    cultivate

    English

    Verb

    (cultivat)
  • To grow plants, notably crops
    • Farmers should cultivate their crops to get a good harvest.
  • To nurture; to foster; to tend.
    • They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.
  • To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

    • Derived terms

    * cultivable * cultivar * cultivated * cultivation * cultivator * uncultivated