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  • 11Fattening — Fatten Fat ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fattened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fattening}.] [See {Fat}, v. t.] 1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat. [1913 Webster] 2. To make fertile and fruitful; to… …

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  • 12fatten — verb (fattened; fattening) Date: circa 1552 transitive verb 1. a. to make fat, fleshy, or plump; especially to feed (as a stock animal) for slaughter b. to make more substantial 2. to make fertile intransitive verb to become fat • fattener …

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  • 13fertilize — [fʉrt′ l īz΄] vt. fertilized, fertilizing 1. to make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich [nitrates fertilize soil] 2. to spread fertilizer on 3. Biol. to make (the female reproductive cell or female individual) fruitful by pollinating,… …

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  • 14en|rich´er — en|rich «ehn RIHCH», transitive verb. 1. to make rich or richer: »Decorations enrich a room. Figurative. An education enriches your mind. Figurative. Many foreign words and phrases have enriched the English language. 2. to raise the nutritive… …

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  • 15en|rich — «ehn RIHCH», transitive verb. 1. to make rich or richer: »Decorations enrich a room. Figurative. An education enriches your mind. Figurative. Many foreign words and phrases have enriched the English language. 2. to raise the nutritive value of (a …

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  • 16Fertilize — Fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fertilizing}.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.] 1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and… …

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  • 17Fertilized — Fertilize Fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fertilizing}.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.] 1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground …

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  • 18Fertilizing — Fertilize Fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fertilizing}.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.] 1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground …

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  • 19fecundate — To impregnate; to make fertile. [L. fecundo, pp. atus, to make fruitful, fertilize] * * * fe·cun·date fek ən .dāt, fē kən vt, dat·ed; dat·ing IMPREGNATE fe·cun·da·tion .fek ən dā shən, .fē kən n * * * fe·cun·date (feґkən dāt) fertilize …

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  • 20enrich — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endow, aggrandize, make wealthy; embellish, ornament, adorn, beautify; fertilize; cultivate, develop. See improvement, money. Ant., impoverish. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enhance, adorn, ameliorate,… …

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