Fertilize /(?)/

Fer·ti·lize

Fertilize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Fertilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fertilizing

  1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows.
    And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain.
  2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower.