boost vs cultivate

boost is a noun but cultivate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boost	Yes	No	Yes	No
cultivate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cultivate is a hyponym of boost; that is, cultivate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boost:

Other hyponyms of boost include connive at, wink at, foster, further, spur, help, carry, feed, conduce, contribute, lead.

boost (noun)	cultivate (noun)
the act of giving hope or support to someone
the act of giving a push
an increase in cost

boost (verb)	cultivate (verb)
increase or raise	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
give a boost to; be beneficial to	prepare for crops
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
increase	promote the growth of
contribute to the progress or growth of