fertilize
/ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/
verb
- To add a substance (such as manure or chemicals) to soil to help plants grow.
- Every spring, my neighbor fertilizes his garden with compost.
- Farmers often fertilize their fields to increase crop yields.
- You should fertilize your lawn once a month during the growing season.
- To cause an egg or seed to start developing into a new living thing by joining it with a male cell (sperm or pollen).
- A single sperm cell can fertilize an egg to create an embryo.
- In many animals, the male fertilizes the female's eggs inside her body.
- Bees help fertilize flowers by carrying pollen from one bloom to another.
- To make something more productive or creative by adding ideas or resources.
- The grant money will fertilize research in renewable energy.
- The workshop helped fertilize new ideas among the team members.
- Reading widely can fertilize your imagination and improve your writing.
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