"fertilize" meaning in English

See fertilize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/ Audio: En-us-fertilize.ogg Forms: fertilizes [present, singular, third-person], fertilizing [participle, present], fertilized [participle, past], fertilized [past]
Etymology: From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|fertiliser}} French fertiliser, {{suffix|en|fertile|ize}} fertile + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} fertilize (third-person singular simple present fertilizes, present participle fertilizing, simple past and past participle fertilized)
  1. To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it. Translations (to make fertile by adding nutrients): mbars (Albanian), gübrələmək (Azerbaijani), торя (torja) (Bulgarian), наторявам (natorjavam) (Bulgarian), fertilitzar (Catalan), hnojit (Czech), gøde (Danish), gødske (Danish), bemesten (Dutch), teða (Elfdalian), dyndşa (Elfdalian), dritå (Elfdalian), fekundigi (Esperanto), lannoittaa (Finnish), fertiliser (French), fertilizar (Galician), განოყიერება (ganoq̇iereba) (Georgian), გაპატივება (gaṗaṭiveba) (Georgian), ნაკელშეტანა (naḳelšeṭana) (Georgian), სასუქის შეტანა (sasukis šeṭana) (Georgian), düngen (German), leasaigh (Irish), fertilizzare (Italian), fēcundō (Latin), fertilizar (Occitan), użyźniać [imperfective] (Polish), użyźnić [perfective] (Polish), nawozić [imperfective] (Polish), nawieźć [perfective] (Polish), fertilizar (Portuguese), wanuy (Quechua), fertiliza (Romanian), удобря́ть (udobrjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), удо́брить (udóbritʹ) [perfective] (Russian), feamainn (Scottish Gaelic), fertilizar (Spanish), abonar (Spanish), gübrelemek (Turkish), удобрювати (udobrjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), bón (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-fertilize-en-verb-9JBaqhNt Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 43 37 Disambiguation of 'to make fertile by adding nutrients': 68 26 7
  2. (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive. Tags: figuratively Translations (to make creative or productive): zúrodnit [perfective] (Czech), zúrodňovat [imperfective] (Czech), ravita (Finnish), befruchten (German), fertilizar (Portuguese), живити (žyvyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fertilize-en-verb-k7ELFjP2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Elfdalian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 45 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 45 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 60 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 50 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 54 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 48 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Elfdalian translations: 19 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 51 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 53 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 57 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 55 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 20 55 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 43 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 25 53 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 55 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 22 51 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 55 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 23 52 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 22 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of 'to make creative or productive': 23 71 7
  3. To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
    Sense id: en-fertilize-en-verb-0iSgTZ5y Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 43 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fertilise [British] Derived forms: cross-fertilize, fertilizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "to fertilize one's imagination"
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          "ref": "2014 August 8, Rupert Christiansen, “The truth about falsettos [print version: 12 August 2014, p. R8]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):",
          "text": "He [countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo] also enjoys being the catalyst whereby opera fertilises other art forms: recently, he's collaborated with Japanese kabuki actors, and a project with dancers from New York City Ballet is in the offing.",
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        "(figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive."
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      "word": "cross-fertilize"
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        "To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it."
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          "text": "to fertilize one's imagination"
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          "ref": "2014 August 8, Rupert Christiansen, “The truth about falsettos [print version: 12 August 2014, p. R8]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):",
          "text": "He [countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo] also enjoys being the catalyst whereby opera fertilises other art forms: recently, he's collaborated with Japanese kabuki actors, and a project with dancers from New York City Ballet is in the offing.",
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        "(figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive."
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "mbars"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "gübrələmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "torja",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "торя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "natorjavam",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "наторявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertilitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "hnojit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "gøde"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "gødske"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "bemesten"
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      "code": "ovd",
      "lang": "Elfdalian",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "teða"
    },
    {
      "code": "ovd",
      "lang": "Elfdalian",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "dyndşa"
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    {
      "code": "ovd",
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      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "dritå"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fekundigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "lannoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertiliser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganoq̇iereba",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "განოყიერება"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaṗaṭiveba",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "გაპატივება"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "naḳelšeṭana",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "ნაკელშეტანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sasukis šeṭana",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "სასუქის შეტანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "düngen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "leasaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertilizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fēcundō"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "użyźniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "użyźnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "nawozić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nawieźć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "wanuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertiliza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udobrjátʹ",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "удобря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udóbritʹ",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "удо́брить"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "feamainn"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "fertilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "abonar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "gübrelemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "udobrjuvaty",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "удобрювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to make fertile by adding nutrients",
      "word": "bón"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make creative or productive",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zúrodnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make creative or productive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zúrodňovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make creative or productive",
      "word": "ravita"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make creative or productive",
      "word": "befruchten"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make creative or productive",
      "word": "fertilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žyvyty",
      "sense": "to make creative or productive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "живити"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fertilize"
}

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