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Definition of Fertilize
1. Verb. Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to. "They fertilize the trees"; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
Exact synonyms: Feed, Fertilise
Category relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Enrich
Specialized synonyms: Nitrify, Dung, Topdress
Derivative terms: Fertilization, Fertilizer
Category relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Enrich
Specialized synonyms: Nitrify, Dung, Topdress
Derivative terms: Fertilization, Fertilizer
2. Verb. Make fertile or productive. "The course fertilized her imagination"
Exact synonyms: Fecundate, Fertilise
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Fecundation, Fertilizer
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Fecundation, Fertilizer
3. Verb. Introduce semen into (a female).
Exact synonyms: Fecundate, Fertilise, Inseminate
Specialized synonyms: Stratify, Bang Up, Impregnate, Knock Up, Prang Up, Impregnate, Cross-fertilise, Cross-fertilize, Cross-pollinate, Pollenate, Pollinate
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Fecundation, Fertilization, Insemination, Semen
Specialized synonyms: Stratify, Bang Up, Impregnate, Knock Up, Prang Up, Impregnate, Cross-fertilise, Cross-fertilize, Cross-pollinate, Pollenate, Pollinate
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Fecundation, Fertilization, Insemination, Semen
Definition of Fertilize
1. v. t. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows.
Definition of Fertilize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Fertilize
1. 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." (Byron) 2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. Origin: Cf. F. Fertiliser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)