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

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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