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"word": "ნაკელშეტანა"
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"word": "სასუქის შეტანა"
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"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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