fertilize

verb

/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/

Etymology

From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile + -ize.

derived from fertilis
derived from fertile
derived from fertile
suffixed as fertilize — “fertile + ize”

Definitions

To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
2
To make more creative or intellectually productive.
- to fertilize one's imagination
To cause to produce offspring through insemination
To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.

The neighborhood

Derived

biofertilize, cross-fertilize, defertilize, fertigation, fertilizable, fertilization, fertilizer, fertilizin, misfertilize, nonfertilized, overfertilize, postfertilized, refertilize, underfertilize, unfertilized

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fertilize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at fertilize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at fertilize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA