FERTILISE

inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise

(verb) introduce semen into (a female)

fertilize, fertilise, feed

(verb) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; “We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”

fertilize, fecundate, fertilise

(verb) make fertile or productive; “The course fertilized her imagination”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

fertilise (third-person singular simple present fertilises, present participle fertilising, simple past and past participle fertilised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fertilize.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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