fer·til·ize (fûr tl- z )v. fer·til·ized, fer·til·iz·ing, fer·til·iz·es v.tr.1. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example). 2. To make (soil, for example) fertile: Compost fertilizes the soil. 3. To spread fertilizer on: used a mechanical spreader to fertilize the lawn. v.intr. To spread fertilizer.
fer til·iz a·ble adj. |
fertilize or -lise Verb
[-lizing, -lized] or -lising, -lised
1. to provide (an animal or plant) with sperm or pollen to bring about fertilization
2. to supply (soil) with nutrients
fertilization
-lisation n
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| Verb | 1. | fertilize - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" nitrify - treat (soil) with nitrates dung - fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land" topdress - scatter manure or fertilizer over (land) |
| 2. | fertilize - make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| 3. | fertilize - introduce semen into (a female)stratify - render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
fertilize or fertilise
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