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1. (v.t.) fertilize
to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete.
2. fertilize
to fecundate or impregnate (an animal, plant, or other organism).
3. fertilize
to make fertile; enrich:
to fertilize farmland.
4. fertilize
to make productive.
Etymology: (1640–50)
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| Definition of 'fertilize' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) fertilize, fertilise, feed
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
2. (verb) fertilize, fecundate, fertilise
make fertile or productive
"The course fertilized her imagination"
3. (verb) inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
introduce semen into (a female)
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1. (verb) fertilize
to put substances into the soil to help plants grow
farmers fertilizing the fields
2. fertilize
(of sperm) to join with an egg in order to create a new baby
at the time when the egg is fertilized; fertilization of crops; the fertilization of the egg
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) fertilize
to make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows
2. (verb) fertilize
to fecundate; as, to fertilize flower
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