fertilizing

/F ER1 T AH0 L AY0 Z IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.

  2. 2

    To make more creative or intellectually productive.

    โ€œto fertilize one's imaginationโ€

  3. 3

    To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.

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