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

Cul`ti*va"tion (k?l`t?-v?"sh?n), n.
[Cf. F. cultivation.] 1. The art or
act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by
agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.

2. Bestowal of time or attention for
self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering
care.

3. The state of being cultivated;
advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition;
refinement; culture.

Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to
cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians.

Hallam.

Cul"ti*va`tor (k?l"t?-v?`t?r), n.
[Cf. F. cultivateur.]

1. One who cultivates; as, a
cultivator of the soil; a cultivator of
literature. Whewell.

2. An agricultural implement used in the
tillage of growing crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and
kill the weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares,
drawn by a horse and by handles.


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