FERTILIZED

Verb

fertilized

simple past tense and past participle of fertilize

Source: Wiktionary


FERTILIZE

Fer"ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fertilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fertilizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. fertiliser.]

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. A. R. Wallace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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