Synonyms for Cultivate (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (train to be discriminative in taste or judgment):
civilize, educate, school, train, civiliseWordNet sense 2 (prepare for crops):
crop, workWordNet sense 3 (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment):
domesticate, naturalize, tame, naturaliseFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit