fertilize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
  2. To make more creative or intellectually productive. figuratively
    — to fertilize one's imagination
  3. To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.

词形变化

fertilizes present,singular,third-person fertilizing participle,present fertilized participle,past fertilized past fertilise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
biofertilize cross-fertilize defertilize fertigation fertilizable fertilization fertilizer fertilizin misfertilize nonfertilized overfertilize postfertilized refertilize underfertilize unfertilized

词源

From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize.
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