to fertilize the soil

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• Fertilize — Fer ti*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fertilizing}.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.] 1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• soil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 earth ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ shallow, thin ▪ fertile, good, rich ▪ infertile …   Collocations dictionary

• soil — n. 1) to cultivate, till, work the soil 2) to fertilize; irrigate the soil 3) barren, poor; fertile; firm; packed; sandy; soggy; swampy soil * * * [sɔɪl] fertile firm irrigate the soil packed poor sandy …   Combinatory dictionary

• fertilize — verb a) To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it. to fertilize ones imagination b) To make more creative or intellectually productive …   Wiktionary

• fertilize — Synonyms and related words: backset, compost, cross fertilize, cross pollen, cross pollinate, cross pollinize, cultivate, culture, cut, delve, dig, dress, enrich, fallow, fatten, fecundate, fecundify, feed, force, fructify, get with child, get… …   Moby Thesaurus

• The History of Protestantism — CitationThe following citation refers to the copy at the British Library. There may have been more than one edition of this book. Another source gives the date of publication as 1878. *Wylie, James Aitken. The History of Protestantism. ... With …   Wikipedia

• 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

• fertilize — also ise BrE verb (T) 1 to make sperm join an egg so that a young baby or animal develops, or to join particles of pollen so that a new plant develops 2 to put a substance on the soil which makes crops grow fertilization noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fertilize — v 1. fecundate, impregnate, Sl. knock up, inseminate, pollinate. 2. fructify, enrich, feed, dress, treat the soil, manure …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• fertilize — [fʉrt′ l īz΄] vt. fertilized, fertilizing 1. to make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich [nitrates fertilize soil] 2. to spread fertilizer on 3. Biol. to make (the female reproductive cell or female individual) fruitful by pollinating,… …   English World dictionary