fertilize
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fertilize /ˈfɜːtəlʌɪz/ (or fertilise)
▶verb
- 1 cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material.
- 2 make (soil or land) more fertile by adding fertilizer.
– derivatives
fertilizable adjective,
fertilization noun.
fertilizable adjective,
fertilization noun.
'fertilize' also found in these Oxford entries:
capacitate
- cross
- cross-fertilize
- drone
- fecundate
- impregnate
- male
- pollen
- self
- self-fertilization
