fertilize

Words with a similar base: fertilize

'fertilize'

[fertilize.v.01] as in: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

Examples:
We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants

'fertilize'

[fertilize.v.02] as in: make fertile or productive

Examples:
The course fertilized her imagination

'fertilize'

[inseminate.v.02] as in: introduce semen into (a female)

Origins

					fertilize (English)
├── -ize (English)
│   └── -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── -iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── -izare (Latin)
│               └── -ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── fertile (English)

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