FERTILISE


Meaning of FERTILISE in English

fer ‧ ti ‧ lize BrE AmE ( also fertilise British English ) /ˈfɜːtəlaɪz, ˈfɜːtɪlaɪz $ ˈfɜːrtl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]

1 . to make new animal or plant life develop:

After the egg has been fertilized, it will hatch in about six weeks.

2 . to put fertilizer on the soil to make plants grow

—fertilization /ˌfɜːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌfɜːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌfɜːrtl-əˈzeɪ-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.