To nurture; to foster; to tend.
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.
To grow plants, notably crops.
To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
To act as an informer; denounce.
To communicate knowledge to.
To impart information or knowledge.
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.