A crop of alfalfa fertilizes the soil by adding nitrates to it.
b) to make (a thing) start to grow; enrich: »Figurative. Our knowledge of the large molecules might fertilize biochemistry as much as Heisenberg's [uncertainty] principle fertilized physics (N. W. Pirie).
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cross-fer|ti|lize — «KRS FUR tuh lyz, KROS », verb, lized, liz|ing. –v.t. to cause the cross fertilization of. –v.i. to be subjected to cross fertilization … Useful english dictionary
re|fer|ti|lize — «ree FUR tuh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. to fertilize again … Useful english dictionary
fertilize — fer•ti•lize [[t]ˈfɜr tlˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing 1) dvl a) to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete b) to fecundate or impregnate (an animal, plant, or other organism) 2) agr. to make fertile;… … From formal English to slang
fertilize — fer·ti·lize (furґtĭ līz) to render a gamete fertile; see fertilization. Called also fecundate and impregnate … Medical dictionary
fertilize — fer|ti|lize also fertilise BrE [ˈfə:tılaız US ˈfə:rtl aız] v [T] 1.) to make new animal or plant life develop ▪ After the egg has been fertilized, it will hatch in about six weeks. 2.) to put fertilizer on the soil to make plants grow… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cross-fertilize — Cross fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cross fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross fertilizing}.] (Bot.) To fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the pollen from another individual of the same species. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross-fertilized — Cross fertilize Cross fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cross fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross fertilizing}.] (Bot.) To fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the pollen from another individual of the same species. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross-fertilizing — Cross fertilize Cross fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cross fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross fertilizing}.] (Bot.) To fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the pollen from another individual of the same species. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fertilized — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
