fertilize

Other spellings

• (UK) fertilise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈfəːtɪlʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form fertilize

Third-person singular fertilizes

Past tense fertilized

Past participle fertilized

Present participle fertilizing

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