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cultured

verb

Form of culture , past tense of culture.

Simple meaning

To maintain in an environment suitable for growth.

Pronunciation

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kuhlcherd

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ˈkʌltʃɚd

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Definition

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verb

  1. past tense of culture

    To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria).

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This meaning: To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria).

Used this way, cultured is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Inflected forms

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  • culturenounBase word

    A particular society at a particular time and place.

Word family

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  • culturaladjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria).

  • culturallyadverbDerived adverb

    With regard to a culture.

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