cultivating

Definitions

Preparing and using land for crops or gardening.

Trying to acquire or develop a quality, sentiment, or skill.

Attempting to foster the growth or development of something.

Examples

She has been cultivating a beautiful garden in her backyard for several years.

The company is focused on cultivating a positive work culture to improve employee retention.

Synonyms

nurturing fostering developing promoting tilling refining encouraging

Antonyms

neglecting abandoning stunting hindering destroying ignoring suppressing