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fructify

fruc·tify

UK/ˈfɹʌktɪfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

become productive or fruitful

  • “The seeds fructified”
2.

make productive or fruitful

  • “The earth that he fructified”
3.

bear fruit

  • “the apple trees fructify”
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Origin

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French fructefier.

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