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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.

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

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fructify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied] to bear or cause to bear fruit [Latin fructus fruit + facere to produce]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" set procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"