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to fertilize
01
to increase productivity of the soil by spreading suitable substances on it
Transitive: to fertilize a plant or soil
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
fertilize
3rd person singular
fertilizes
Past simple
fertilized
Past participle
fertilized
Examples
Gardeners fertilize their vegetable patches with compost to enrich the soil with nutrients.
02
to introduce male reproductive cells into the female reproductive system for reproduction
Transitive: to fertilize animal eggs
Examples
The veterinarian helped fertilize the cow through artificial insemination.
Lexical Tree
fertilizable
fertilize
fertil
