fertilize
/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/ verb B2- To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
- To make more creative or intellectually productive. · to fertilize one's imagination
- To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
He/she/it fertilizes · Past fertilized · Past participle fertilized · -ing form fertilizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- fertilize
- He/she/it
- fertilizes
- Past
- fertilized
- Past participle
- fertilized
- -ing form
- fertilizing
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