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fertilize.

To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
  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.

Where this word comes from

From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize.

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