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fertilized

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fer·til·ize  (fûrtl-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.
fertil·iza·ble adj.
Translations
fertilized [ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzd] adj → fecondato/a
fertilized [ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzd] adj → fecondato/a


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Individuals had come from the rich establishment at Lebanon, from Canterbury, Harvard, and Alfred, and from all the other localities where this strange people have fertilized the rugged hills of New England by their systematic industry.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Finally a certain female scientist announced the fact that she had discovered a method whereby eggs might be fertilized by chemical means after they were laid--all true reptiles, you know, are hatched from eggs.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
For ages they had fertilized their eggs by an artificial process, the secret of which lay hidden in the little cave of a far-off valley where Dian and I had spent our honeymoon.
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