fertilize, fertilise

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• fertilise — (Brit.) v. impregnate, inseminate; enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances (also fertilize) …   English contemporary dictionary

• fertilize — (Amer.) fer·ti·lize || fÉœrtlaɪz / fɜːtɪ v. impregnate, inseminate; enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances (also fertilise) …   English contemporary dictionary

• fertilize — (also fertilise) ► VERB 1) cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. 2) add fertilizer to (soil or land). DERIVATIVES fertilization noun …   English terms dictionary

• fertilise — verb 1. make fertile or productive The course fertilized her imagination • Syn: ↑fertilize, ↑fecundate • Derivationally related forms: ↑fecundation (for: ↑fecundate), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• fertilize — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)tɪlaɪz[/t]] fertilizes, fertilizing, fertilized (in BRIT, also use fertilise) 1) VERB 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… …   English dictionary

• fertilize — fertilizable, adj. fertilizability, n. /ferr tl uyz /, v.t., fertilized, fertilizing. 1. Biol. a. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. b. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant). 2. to… …   Universalium

• fertilize — fer|ti|lize also fertilise BrE [ˈfə:tılaız US ˈfə:rtl aız] v [T] 1.) to make new animal or plant life develop ▪ After the egg has been fertilized, it will hatch in about six weeks. 2.) to put fertilizer on the soil to make plants grow… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fertilise — fer|til|ise [ fɜrtl,aız ] a British spelling of fertilize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fertilize — or fertilise verb 1》 cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. 2》 make (soil or land) more fertile by adding fertilizer. Derivatives fertilizable adjective fertilization noun …   English new terms dictionary

• fertilise — UK [ˈfɜː(r)təlaɪz] / US [ˈfɜrt(ə)lˌaɪz] fertilize …   English dictionary

• fertilise — /ˈfɜtəlaɪz / (say fertuhluyz) verb (t) (fertilised, fertilising) 1. Biology a. to render (an egg, ovum, or female cell) capable of development by union with the male element, or sperm. b. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant). 2. to… …