cultivate vs polish

cultivate is not a noun while polish is a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of cultivate include down, fine-tune, refine.

cultivate (noun)	polish (noun)
	the property of being smooth and shiny
	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
	a preparation used in polishing

cultivate (verb)	polish (verb)
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
prepare for crops	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment	make (a surface) shine
promote the growth of