ALL meanings of fertilize
fer·ti·lize
F f - transitive verb fertilize egg: impregnate 1
- transitive verb fertilize soil: put compost on 1
- verb with object fertilize Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant). 1
- verb with object fertilize to make fertile; enrich: to fertilize farmland. 1
- verb with object fertilize to make productive. 1
- noun fertilize Cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. 1
- verb fertilize To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it. 0
- verb fertilize (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive. 0
- verb fertilize To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate. 0
- verb fertilize When an egg from the ovary of a woman or female animal is fertilized, a sperm from the male joins with the egg, causing a baby or young animal to begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant. 0
- verb fertilize To fertilize land means to improve its quality in order to make plants grow well on it, by spreading solid animal waste or a chemical mixture on it. 0
- verb fertilize to provide (an animal, plant, or egg cell) with sperm or pollen to bring about fertilization 0
- verb fertilize to supply (soil or water) with mineral and organic nutrients to aid the growth of plants 0
- verb fertilize to make fertile or productive 0
- verb transitive fertilize to make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich 0
- verb transitive fertilize to spread fertilizer on 0
- verb transitive fertilize to make (the female reproductive cell or female individual) fruitful by pollinating, or impregnating, with the male gamete 0