- present tense form of cultivate (3rd person singular).
cultivates
Example Sentences
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What he cultivates instead is patience – the type of glacial cool it takes to seize a cosmic destiny.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then there is the window that lets customers see the growing room where the store cultivates plants on-site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
How he works with the White House - and the kind of relationship he cultivates with the president - could prove crucial for implementing his agenda.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
