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fertilize

/ fertilize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
Type of:
enrich
Kinds of:
nitrify dung topdress
Derived:
fertilization fertilisation fecundation dressing fertilizer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
farming agriculture husbandry
verb Sense 2
make fertile or productive
"The course fertilized her imagination"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
fertilization fertilisation fecundation dressing fertilizer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
introduce semen into (a female)
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
stratify impregnate knock up bang up prang up
Derived:
fertilization fertilisation fecundation impregnation insemination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
1
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enrich nitrify dung topdress change alter modify stratify impregnate knock up bang up prang up