fertilize
Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
The English word “fertilize” has 3 meanings listed here.
verb
- To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
- To make more creative or intellectually productive.
- To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
Etymology
From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize.
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More English words
- fertilizability
- fertilizable
- fertilization
- fertilizational
- fertilizer
- fertilizin
- fertiloscope
- fertiloscopic
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