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- Dictionaryfertilize/ˈfəːtɪlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material. Similar
- 2. make (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it. Similar
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to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell: Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen. Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of FERTILIZE is to make fertile. How to use fertilize in a sentence.
to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell: Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen. Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb (used with object) , fer·ti·lized, fer·ti·liz·ing. Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant). to make fertile; enrich: to fertilize farmland. to make productive.
/ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/ /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/ ( British English also fertilise) Verb Forms. fertilize something to put pollen into a plant so that a seed develops; to join sperm with an egg so that a baby or young animal develops. Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. a fertilized egg. see also cross-fertilize Topics Biology c1.
FERTILIZE definition: 1. to cause an egg to start to develop into a young animal or baby by combining it with a male…. Learn more.
1. a. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. b. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal, plant, or other organism). 2. to make fertile; enrich: to fertilize farmland. 3. to make productive. [1640–50]
When an egg from the ovary of a woman or female animal is fertilized, a sperm from the male joins with the egg, causing a baby or young animal to begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant.
Definitions of 'fertilize' 1. When an egg from the ovary of a woman or female animal is fertilized, a sperm from the male joins with the egg, causing a baby or young animal to begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant. [...] 2.
fertilize meaning, definition, what is fertilize: to make new animal or plant life develop...: Learn more.
