FRUCTIFY


Meaning of FRUCTIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrək-tə-ˌfī, ˈfru̇k- ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English fructifien, from Anglo-French fructefier, from Latin fructificare, from fructus fruit

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

: to bear fruit

its seeds shall fructify — Amy Lowell

no partnership can fructify without candor on both sides — D. M. Ogilvy

transitive verb

: to make fruitful or productive

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.