What does fertilize mean?
Fertilize means To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it..
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/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/ · verb
To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it..
to fertilize one's imagination
He [countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo] also enjoys being the catalyst whereby opera fertilises other art forms: recently, he's collaborated with Japanese kabuki actors, and a project with dancers from New York City Ballet is in the offing.
Use fertilize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fertilize means To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it..
Common synonyms include inseminate, feed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to fertilize one's imagination
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