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Webster 1913 Edition

Fertilize

Fer′ti-lize

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fertilized
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fertilizing
.]
[Cf. F.
fertiliser
.]
1.
To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive;
as, to
fertilize
land, soil, ground, and meadows
.
And
fertilize
the field that each pretends to gain.
Byron.
2.
To fecundate;
as, to
fertilize
flower
.
A. R. Wallace.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fertilize

FER'TILIZE

,
Verb.
T.
To enrich; to supply with the pabulum of plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground and meadows. [Fertilitate is not used.]

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