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- Dictionaryfertilize/ˈfəːtɪlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. Similar
- 2. make (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it. Similar
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to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell: Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen. Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of FERTILIZE is to make fertile. How to use fertilize in a sentence. to make fertile: such as; to apply a fertilizer to; to cause the fertilization of…
to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell: Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen. Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
/ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/ (British English also fertilise) Verb Forms. fertilize something to put pollen into a plant so that a seed develops; to join sperm with an egg so that a baby or young animal develops. Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. a fertilized egg. see also cross-fertilize Topics Biology c1. Join us.
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 begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant.
verb. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to. “We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”. synonyms: feed, fertilise. see more see less. types: nitrify. treat (soil) with nitrates. dung.
FERTILIZE meaning: 1 : to make (an egg) able to grow and develop; 2 : to make (a plant or flower) able to produce seeds
1. a. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. b. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal, plant, or other organism). 2. to make fertile; enrich: to fertilize farmland. 3. to make productive. [1640–50]
fertilize, fertilise /ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz/ vb (transitive) to provide (an animal, plant, or egg cell) with sperm or pollen to bring about fertilization. to supply (soil or water) with mineral and organic nutrients to aid the growth of plants. to make fertile or productive.
verb. fertilized, fertilizes, fertilizing. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example). American Heritage. Similar definitions. To make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich. Nitrates fertilize soil. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To spread fertilizer on. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
