Definition of fertilize Fertilize
/fɚˈtʌlajˌz/ - [fertulayz] - fer•ti•lize
We found 12 definitions of fertilize from 5 different sources.
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British English
fertilise - /fˈɜːtəlˌaɪz/
American English
fertilize - /fɚˈtʌlajˌz/
What does fertilize mean?
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| fertilize - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" | ||
| fertilise, feed | ||
| enrich make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" | ||
| husbandry, farming, agriculture agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" | ||
| nitrify treat (soil) with nitrates | ||
| dung defecate; used of animals | ||
| topdress scatter manure or fertilizer over (land) | ||
| fertilize - make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" | ||
| fecundate, fertilise | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| fertilize - introduce semen into (a female) | ||
| inseminate, fecundate, fertilise | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" | ||
| knock up, prang up, bang up, impregnate damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" | ||
| impregnate make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" | ||
| cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans" | ||
| cross-pollinate, pollenate, pollinate fertilize by transfering pollen | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fertilize (Verb)
To make the soil more fertile by adding nutrients to it. - fertilize (Verb)
To make more creative or intellectually productive. - fertilize (Verb)
To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fertilize (v. t.)
To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows. - fertilize (v. t.)
To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower.
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fertilize
To provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to. -
fertilize
To make fertile or productive. -
fertilize
To introduce semen into (a female).
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🔤- fertilize, verb, present, 1st person singular of fertilize (infinitive).
- fertilize, verb (infinitive).
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