"uncultivate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uncultivates [present, singular, third-person], uncultivating [participle, present], uncultivated [participle, past], uncultivated [past]
Etymology: un- + cultivate Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|cultivate|id1=reversive}} un- + cultivate Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncultivate (third-person singular simple present uncultivates, present participle uncultivating, simple past and past participle uncultivated)
  1. (transitive, rare) To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-uncultivate-en-verb-AGQ8i45~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)

Inflected forms

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