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Meaning of uncultivate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated.

rare, transitive

Examples

“May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind⟳ of man, and turn⟳ it into a desolate waste⟳, be the last⟳!”
“To uncultivate is to encourage⟳ the transformation from one state to another, just like⟳ cultivation, except that it seeks its opposite horizon. It seeks to peel back the layers of cultivation […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

uncultivates uncultivating uncumber uncumbered uncumbering uncumbers

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