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fructify
fruc·ti·fy F0343600 (frŭk′tə-fī′, fro͝ok′-)v. fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing, fruc·ti·fies v.tr. To make fruitful or productive.v.intr. To bear fruit. [Middle English fructifien, to bear fruit, from Old French fructifier, from Latin frūctificāre : frūctus, fruit; see fruit + -ficāre, -fy.]fructify (ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ; ˈfrʊk-) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Botany) to bear or cause to bear fruit2. to make or become productive or fruitful[C14: from Old French fructifier, from Late Latin frūctificāre to bear fruit, from Latin frūctus fruit + facere to make, produce] ˈfructiˌfier nfruc•ti•fy (ˈfrʌk təˌfaɪ, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk-) v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.i. 1. to bear fruit; become fruitful. v.t. 2. to make fruitful or productive; fertilize. [1275–1325; Middle English < Old French fructifier < Latin frūctificāre] fructify Past participle: fructified Gerund: fructifying
Imperative |
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fructify | fructify |
Present |
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I fructify | you fructify | he/she/it fructifies | we fructify | you fructify | they fructify |
Preterite |
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I fructified | you fructified | he/she/it fructified | we fructified | you fructified | they fructified |
Present Continuous |
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I am fructifying | you are fructifying | he/she/it is fructifying | we are fructifying | you are fructifying | they are fructifying |
Present Perfect |
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I have fructified | you have fructified | he/she/it has fructified | we have fructified | you have fructified | they have fructified |
Past Continuous |
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I was fructifying | you were fructifying | he/she/it was fructifying | we were fructifying | you were fructifying | they were fructifying |
Past Perfect |
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I had fructified | you had fructified | he/she/it had fructified | we had fructified | you had fructified | they had fructified |
Future |
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I will fructify | you will fructify | he/she/it will fructify | we will fructify | you will fructify | they will fructify |
Future Perfect |
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I will have fructified | you will have fructified | he/she/it will have fructified | we will have fructified | you will have fructified | they will have fructified |
Future Continuous |
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I will be fructifying | you will be fructifying | he/she/it will be fructifying | we will be fructifying | you will be fructifying | they will be fructifying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been fructifying | you have been fructifying | he/she/it has been fructifying | we have been fructifying | you have been fructifying | they have been fructifying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been fructifying | you will have been fructifying | he/she/it will have been fructifying | we will have been fructifying | you will have been fructifying | they will have been fructifying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been fructifying | you had been fructifying | he/she/it had been fructifying | we had been fructifying | you had been fructifying | they had been fructifying |
Conditional |
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I would fructify | you would fructify | he/she/it would fructify | we would fructify | you would fructify | they would fructify |
Past Conditional |
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I would have fructified | you would have fructified | he/she/it would have fructified | we would have fructified | you would have fructified | they would have fructified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | fructify - become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening" | | 2. | fructify - make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" | | 3. | fructify - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"setprocreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" | Translationsfructify
Synonyms for fructifyverb become productive or fruitfulRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- better
verb make productive or fruitfulRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
verb bear fruitSynonymsRelated Words- procreate
- reproduce
- multiply
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