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fertilise

fer·ti·lise

uncommon uk

verb

1.

make fertile or productive

  • “The course fertilized her imagination”
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2.

provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

  • “We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”
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Origin

From fertile + -ise.

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