fertilise

Other spellings

• (US) fertilize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈfəːtɪlʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form fertilise

Third-person singular fertilises

Past tense fertilised

Past participle fertilised

Present participle fertilising

1. Fertilising helps to make the soil more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
2. (biology) If something is fertilised, it will develop into a foetus.