FERTILIZE


Meaning of FERTILIZE in English

— fertilizable , adj. — fertilizability , n.

/ferr"tl uyz'/ , v.t., fertilized, fertilizing .

1. Biol.

a. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete.

b. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).

2. to make fertile; enrich: to fertilize farmland.

3. to make productive.

Also, esp. Brit., fertilise .

[ 1640-50; FERTILE + -IZE ]

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