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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Fertilize

/fẽrt'-əl-īzˌ/ · Fer·ti·lize · IPA /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
01 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 …
imp. & p. p. Fertilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fertilizing
  1. 1.
    To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows.
    “And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain.” Byron.
  2. 2.
    To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower.