F0088300 (fûr′tl-īz′)v.fer·til·ized, fer·til·iz·ing, fer·til·iz·esv.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.v.intr. To spread fertilizer.fer′til·iz′a·ble adj.TranslationsfecondatoThesaurusSeefertilize