Fertilize
21fertilize — or fertilise verb 1》 cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. 2》 make (soil or land) more fertile by adding fertilizer. Derivatives fertilizable adjective fertilization noun …
22fertilize — v. a. 1. Enrich, make fertile, make fruitful. 2. Fecundate, impregnate, supply with pollen or semen …
23fertilize — also ise BrE verb (T) 1 to make sperm join an egg so that a young baby or animal develops, or to join particles of pollen so that a new plant develops 2 to put a substance on the soil which makes crops grow fertilization noun (U) …
24fertilize — v 1. fecundate, impregnate, Sl. knock up, inseminate, pollinate. 2. fructify, enrich, feed, dress, treat the soil, manure …
25fertilize — fer·til·ize …
26fertilize — [ˈfɜːtəlaɪz] verb [T] 1) to make an egg, a woman, or an animal start to produce a baby 2) to add a substance to soil in order to help plants to grow fertilization [ˌfɜːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
27fertilize — Ho omomona, kīpulu, ho opulu …
28fertilize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 make (soil etc.) fertile or productive. 2 cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. Derivatives: fertilizable adj. fertilizer n …
29cross-fertilize — UK / US verb Word forms cross fertilize : present tense I/you/we/they cross fertilize he/she/it cross fertilizes present participle cross fertilizing past tense cross fertilized past participle cross fertilized 1) [intransitive/transitive]… …
30cross-fertilize — [krôs΄fʉrt′ l īz΄] vt., vi. cross fertilized, cross fertilizing 1. to fertilize or be fertilized by pollen with different genes 2. a) to fertilize or be fertilized by a male gamete from another animal, as in the mutual exchange of sperm between… …
