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• n  socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
  her cultivation was remarkable
• n  (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
• n  a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
• n  the process of fostering the growth of something
  the cultivation of bees for honey
• n  the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)

• They are unique capabilities that are created during the course of the cultivation practice.
• Burmese land dedicated to poppy cultivation expanded last year, despite promises by the country's ruling junta to combat its reputation as one of the world's most notorious narco .
• WEB-ONLY FEATURE MAY 10, 1999: PTI: Why not? Li: Because I only teach people how to learn this dafa great law and to practice cultivation.

• polish
• refinement
• culture
• finish

News & Articles

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• Medical marijuana farm approved for Hesperus
  A commercial medical marijuana cultivation facility in a Hesperus neighborhood has been granted a land-use permit.The permit for the Hesperus Mountain Healers optional premises was unanimously approved by the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners at its weekly meeting Tuesday.The facility plans to operate daily from 8...
  June 12, 2013 - The Durango Herald
• Huge “weed” operation busted
  An investigation into illegal marijuana cultivation led to the arrest of a Greenfield couple shortly after 9 p.m. Friday.
  June 11, 2013 - Rushville Republican
• Harness the Power of Brand Recognition
  The best marketers know that brand recognition is the secret ingredient for a company’s long-term success. That success relies not on the latest fad, but on the careful cultivation of a brand your customers know and trust. Learn how- and why – boosting your brand is the key to any marketing strategy and how branded [...]
  June 11, 2013 - La Prensa San Diego

Quotes

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• Michael Hayden in FOXNews
  Hayden said the most powerful tool against terror suspects "is good intelligence work, including cultivation of the partnerships overseas that were so critical to ending the terrorist career of Mohammad Rahim."
• Araya Desta in BBC News
  But Eritrean ambassador Araya Desta said his country wanted "the cultivation of good neighbourly relations with Djibouti".
• John McCain in FOXNews
  To increase production we must increase farm yields because the scope for increasing the area under cultivation and under irrigation is rather limited. Yields must go up, particularly in those parts of India where they have lagged behind compared... Manmohan Singh http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singh&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH6ZyRkwy1bOgMraS9dZn9q9TYvkg The Hindu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/20/stories/2010062054601100.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHBbfAAvAo_ijUTFJXYNZWNBDt13Q Jun 19, 2010 24125 32331 cultural I wasn't there. I'm sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event. I was tied up at the time," McCain said earning a standing ovation for the not-so-veiled reference to his five-and-a-half year confinement in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp.