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Cultivate vs Built - What's the difference?

cultivate | built |

As verbs the difference between cultivate and built

is that cultivate is to grow plants, notably crops while built is simple past of build.

As an adjective built is

well-built.

As a noun built is

shape; build; form of structure.

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

    built

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) well-built

    • Derived terms

    * built like a brick shithouse * built like a tank * well-built

    Verb

    (head)
  • (build)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
    • the built of a ship
  • * 1764 , , Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense :
    • The sailor sees the burthen, the built , and the distance of a ship at sea, while she is a great way off.

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