Verb: fertilize 'fur-tu,lIz or 'fur-t(u)l,Iz
- (farming) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
"We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants";
- fertilise [Brit], feed, enrich
- Make fertile or productive
"The course fertilized her imagination";
- fecundate, fertilise [Brit]
- Introduce semen into (a female)
"The scientists fertilized the egg in vitro";
- inseminate, fecundate, fertilise [Brit]
Derived forms: fertilized, fertilizing, fertilizes
Type of: alter, change, enrich, modify
Encyclopedia: Fertilize