fertilize
verb /ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/
/ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/
(British English also fertilise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fertilize | /ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it fertilizes | /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple fertilized | /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzd/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle fertilized | /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzd/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form fertilizing | /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- 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
- fertilize something to add a substance to soil to make plants grow more successfullyTopics Farmingc1