what does fertilize mean?
FERTILIZE as VERB
- Meaning
- introduce semen into (a female)
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Hypernyms(s) fertilize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
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- We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants
Hypernyms(s) fertilize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make fertile or productive
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- The course fertilized her imagination
Hypernyms(s) fertilize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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