Fertilise (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Fertilize
• Feed

Hypernyms

• Enrich

Hyponyms

• Nitrify
• Topdress
• Dung

Meaning ²

Introduce semen into (a female).

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Inseminate
• Fertilize
• Fecundate

Hypernyms

• Change
• Alter
• Modify

Hyponyms

• Pollenate
• Cross-pollinate
• Cross-fertilise
• Knock Up
• Impregnate
• Cross-fertilize
• Pollinate
• Stratify
• Bang Up

Meaning ³

Make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Fertilize
• Fecundate

Hypernyms

• Change
• Alter