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- pronunciation:
- fuhr
t
laIz
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fertilizes, fertilizing, fertilized |
| definition 1: |
When an egg from a female animal is fertilized, it receives a special kind of cell from a male animal of the same type, which allows it to become a new animal, such as a baby fish, frog, or bird.
The male fish fertilizes the eggs of the female fish. |
| definition 2: |
When you fertilize soil, you make it more able to produce new plants or stronger plants.
My mom uses compost to fertilize the soil in her garden. |
| related words: |
cultivate |
| derivation: |
fertilizable (adj.) |
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