cultivate-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: encourage or foster the growth of something

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CULTIVATE NP2[patient]
NOTE: cultivate the veggies, NOT the land!
NOTE: Different from sense 3 because the entity is being cultivated or affected, NOT an attribute or skill
NOTE: For example: the arts, tomatoes, the mind, lobbyists and friends are being cultivated in this group.

Examples:
Their organization is a non-profit whose mission is to cultivate the arts.
You can't cultivate good tomatoes without a lot of direct sun.
These seminars are intended to cultivate the mind.
This industry has been cultivating lobbyists in Washington for years.
Mary cultivates friends easily.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: cultivate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: physically prepare crop land for growing a crop

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CULTIVATE NP2[location]
NOTE: cultivate the land, NOT the veggies!

Examples:
The heavy clay soil was difficult to cultivate with a wooden plough.
This land must be heavily cultivated before you can plant a crop on it.
If you cultivate land without conservation measures, the soil may erode quickly.

Mappings:
VerbNet: preparing-26.3-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: cultivate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: train, tutor or polish social behavior, taste, judgement

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CULTIVATE NP2
NOTE: NP2 may belong to an NP listed or be possessed as part of an NP (ex: table manners of those children, puppy's habits).
NOTE: NP2 is an attribute of NP1; NP2 is what is cultivated, this is different from Sense 1, where the entity itself, not the attribute is being cultivated.
NOTE: For example: palette, habits, manners and speech are being cultivated in this group.

Examples:
John has been cultivating his palette at various wine tastings.
She has been cultivating her puppy's habits at obedience school.
The table manners of those children need some cultivating.
In Pygmalion, the professor attempts to cultivate the speech and style of Eliza Doolittle.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: cultivate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: adapt, domesticate or tame a wild plant specimen

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CULTIVATE NP2[patient]

Examples:
No one has succeeded in cultivating truffles, they only grow wild.
There is some controversy about the new hybrid grains that are being cultivated.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: cultivate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4