— 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 ]