fertilise

fertilise
verb
1. make fertile or productive
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The course fertilized her imagination

• Syn: ↑fertilize, ↑fecundate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fecundation (for: ↑fecundate), ↑fertilizer (for: ↑fertilize)
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
• Verb Frames:
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2. introduce semen into (a female)
• Syn: ↑inseminate, ↑fecundate, ↑fertilize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fertilization (for: ↑fertilize), ↑fecundation (for: ↑fecundate), ↑insemination (for: ↑inseminate), ↑semen (for: ↑inseminate)
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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3. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
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We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants

• Syn: ↑fertilize, ↑feed
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fertilization (for: ↑fertilize), ↑fertilizer (for: ↑fertilize)
• Topics: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry
• Hypernyms: ↑enrich
• Hyponyms: ↑nitrify, ↑dung, ↑topdress
• Verb Frames:
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  • cross-fertilise — verb 1. undergo cross fertilization; become fertile • Syn: ↑cross fertilize • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross fertilisation, ↑cross fertilization (for: ↑cross fertilize) • …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cross-fertilise — /krɒs ˈfɜtəlaɪz/ (say kros fertuhluyz) verb (t) (cross fertilised, cross fertilising) to cause the cross fertilisation of. Also, cross fertilize, cross pollinate …  

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