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- pronunciation:
- fuhr
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laIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fertilizes, fertilizing, fertilized |
| definition 1: |
to make able to produce babies, seeds, fruit, or eggs.
The male fish fertilizes the eggs of the female. |
| definition 2: |
to make more capable of producing new plants or stronger plants by adding natural or chemical substances.
The gardener fertilizes the soil for her tomato plants in the spring. |
| definition 3: |
to spread fertilizer over (a planted area).
He fertilizes his lawn. |
| related words: |
cultivate |
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| derivation: |
fertilizable (adj.) |
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