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fructify
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fruc·ti·fy  (frkt-f, frk-)
v. fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing, fruc·ti·fies
v.tr.
To make fruitful or productive.
v.intr.
To bear fruit.

[Middle English fructifien, to bear fruit, from Old French fructifier, from Latin frctificre : frctus, fruit; see fruit + -ficre, -fy.]

fructify [ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ ˈfrʊk-]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) to bear or cause to bear fruit
2. to make or become productive or fruitful
[from Old French fructifier, from Late Latin frūctificāre to bear fruit, from Latin frūctus fruit + facere to make, produce]
fructifier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fructify - become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
2.fructify - make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
3.fructify - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"
Translations
fructify [ˈfrʌktɪfaɪ] VI (frm) → fructificar
fructify
vt (lit, fig) seed, writingbefruchten


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