fertilize
To make more fertile by adding nutrients to itTo make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
» Ziri wants to fertilize his ivy.
Meaning
3 sensesTo make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
düngen
удобря́тьudobrjátʹ, удо́бритьudóbritʹ
удобрюватиudobrjuvaty
make fertile or productive
(figuratively)To make more creative or intellectually productive.
to fertilize one's imagination
befruchten
живитиžyvyty
To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
Examples
18 sentencesZiri wants to fertilize his ivy.
Ziri fertilizes his ivy every month.
You shouldn't fertilize heaths too much.
Ziri doesn't fertilize his medlar trees.
Benedito's herd helped fertilize the fields.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize.From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize.
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Forms
fertilizes, fertilizing, fertilized, fertilized| Base form | fertilize · to fertilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fertilizes |
| Present participle | fertilizing |
| Past simple | fertilized |
| Past participle | fertilized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle