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单词 fertilize
释义 fer·til·ize
\ˈfər]d.əlˌīz, ˈfə̄], ˈfəi], ]təl-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: probably from French fertilizer, from Middle French, from fertile, adjective + -iser -ize
transitive verb
: to make fertile: as
 a.
  (1) : to apply compost, manure, or commercial fertilizer to (a growing medium) in order to supply nutriments or make available nutriments already present
   < fertilize the fishpond with commercial fertilizer to promote plankton growth >
  (2) : to stimulate, supply, or enrich the development of
   < the struggles of the war had … fertilized and quickened the thinking and feeling of the region — Van Wyck Brooks >
   < fertilize the country's economy with foreign capital >
   < reading that will fertilize his vocabulary >
 b.
  (1) : to cause or tend to cause fertilization in (as by pollinating or inseminating)
   < the wind fertilizes many plants >
   — not used technically
  (2) : to participate with (a germ cell of the opposite sex) in fertilization
   < under certain circumstances spermatozoa from one species may fertilize ova from another >
intransitive verb
: to make something fertile; specifically : to apply fertilizer to soil
 < who raise grain but do not fertilize >
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