单词 | fructify |
释义 | fructify[ fruhk-tuh-fahy, frook-, frook- ] / ˈfrʌk təˌfaɪ, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fructify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing.to bear fruit; become fruitful: With careful tending the plant will fructify. verb (used with object), fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing.to make fruitful or productive; fertilize: warm spring rains fructifying the earth. Origin of fructifyFirst recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English fructifien, from Old French fructifier, from Latin frūctificāre; see origin at fructi-, -fy OTHER WORDS FROM fructifysu·per·fruc·ti·fied, adjectiveun·fruc·ti·fied, adjectiveWords nearby fructifyFructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructo-, fructofuranose, fructokinase, fructosan, fructose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fructifyBritish Dictionary definitions for fructifyfructify / (ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ, ˈfrʊk-) / verb -fies, -fying or -fiedto bear or cause to bear fruit to make or become productive or fruitful Derived forms of fructifyfructifier, nounWord Origin for fructifyC14: from Old French fructifier, from Late Latin frūctificāre to bear fruit, from Latin frūctus fruit + facere to make, produce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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