Synonyms: domesticate, cultivate, tame, naturalise, naturalize
Definition: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Usage: domesticate oats; tame the soil
Similar words: accommodate, adapt
Definition: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Usage: Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
Synonyms: work, cultivate, crop
Definition: prepare for crops
Usage: Work the soil; cultivate the land
Similar words: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready
Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Synonyms: civilise, civilize, train, school, educate, cultivate
Definition: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Usage: Cultivate your musical taste; Train your tastebuds; She is well schooled in poetry
Similar words: polish, refine, fine-tune, down
Definition: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Usage: refine one's style of writing