cultivate vs boost

cultivate is not a noun while boost is a noun.

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

As verbs, boost is a hypernym of cultivate; that is, boost is a word with a broader meaning than cultivate:

Other hypernyms of cultivate include advance, encourage, further, promote.

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

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