cultivate

1. (figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.Examples: "They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students."; "Left also to himself by guardians[…] he cultivated more his imagination than his judgment"; "The mix of ballet vocabulary, modern techniques and African steps is familiar, but the extent to which Mr. Rhoden packs — and overpacks — phrases, cultivates warp-speed delivery and hyperextends every possible hip jut and arabesque is, thank goodness, something special to Complexions."figuratively