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fer·til·ize  audio  (fūrtl-z) KEY  

VERB:
fer·til·ized , fer·til·iz·ing , fer·til·iz·es
VERB:
tr.
  1. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example).
  2. To make (soil, for example) fertile: Compost fertilizes the soil.
  3. To spread fertilizer on: used a mechanical spreader to fertilize the lawn.
VERB:
intr.
To spread fertilizer.


OTHER FORMS:
fertil·iza·ble (Adjective)


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