fertilise

Other forms: fertilised; fertilising; fertilises

Definitions of fertilise

1. verb

   make fertile or productive
   synonyms: fecundate, fertilize

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
2. verb

   provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
   synonyms: feed, fertilize

   types:

   nitrify

   treat (soil) with nitrates

   dung

   fertilize or dress with dung

   topdress

   scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)

   type of:

   enrich

   make better or improve in quality
3. verb

   introduce semen into (a female)
   synonyms: fecundate, fertilize, inseminate

   types:

   stratify

   render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand

   bang up, impregnate

   make pregnant

   impregnate

   fertilize and cause to grow

   cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize

   cause to undergo cross-fertilization

   cross-pollinate, pollenate, pollinate

   fertilize by transfering pollen

   inoculate

   impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation