ˈfrəktəˌfī, -ru̇k-, -rük- verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English fructifien, from Middle French fructifier, from Latin fructificare, from fructi- + -ficare -fy
intransitive verb
: to bear fruit
its seeds shall fructify — Amy Lowell
transitive verb
: to make fruitful : make productive
then he kisses the earth she fructifies — Francis Yeats-Brown