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CULTIVATE
Definition of CULTIVATE
verb
To grow plants, notably crops.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō (“till, cultivate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate”), which comes from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέλω (pélō) and Sanskrit चरति (cárati). The same Proto-Indo-European root also gave Latin in-quil-īnus (“inhabitant”) and anculus (“servant”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,595)
How it is built
Same root, CULTIVATE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CULTIVATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 138, 5 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CULTIVATE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEILTTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start CULTIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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