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
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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.
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2.
To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower.