Cultivate vs Strengthen - What's the difference?
cultivate | strengthen | Related terms |
To grow plants, notably crops
To nurture; to foster; to tend.
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.
(lb) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest,/ With powerful policy strengthen themselves.
*1851 , Anonymous,
*:A little hardship, and a little struggling with the rougher elements of life, will perchance but strengthen and increase his courage, and prepare him for the conflicts and struggles of after years.
(lb) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
*(Bible), (w) iii. 28
*:Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him.
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*:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.."
(lb) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
(lb) To grow strong or stronger.
Cultivate is a related term of strengthen.
As verbs the difference between cultivate and strengthen
is that cultivate is to grow plants, notably crops while strengthen is (lb) to make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.cultivate
English
Verb
(cultivat)- Farmers should cultivate their crops to get a good harvest.
- They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.
Derived terms
* cultivable * cultivar * cultivated * cultivation * cultivator * uncultivatedstrengthen
English
Verb
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