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- pronunciation:
- fuhr
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laIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fertilizes, fertilizing, fertilized |
| definition 1: |
to cause the fertilization of.
The male fish fertilizes the eggs of the female. |
| definition 2: |
to make more capable of producing new plants or stronger plants by the addition of natural or chemical substances.
The addition of organic matter fertilizes the soil.The gardener fertilized the soil for her tomato plants. |
| definition 3: |
to spread fertilizer over (a planted area).
He fertilizes his lawn.- similar words:
- manure
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| related words: |
breed, cultivate, muck |
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| derivation: |
fertilizable (adj.) |
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