FRUCTIFY

[fruc.ti.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [ME fructifien, fr. MF fructifier, fr. L fructificare, fr. fructus fruit] vi (14c): to bear fruit "its seeds shall ~ --Amy Lowell" "no partnership can ~ without candor on both sides --D. M. Ogilvy" ~ vt: to make fruitful or productive