fertilise

• Verbe signifiant apporter un engrais au sol ou aux plantes, ou rendre fécond et productif.

A verb meaning to apply fertilizer to soil or plants, or to make fertile.

1. Make fertile or productiveB2formalscientific

   To make soil or land capable of producing abundant crops or vegetation.

   Rendre fertile ou productif

   • Farmers fertilise the fields before planting season.
   • The volcanic ash helped fertilise the surrounding land.
   • Crop rotation can naturally fertilise the soil.

   Synonymescompostconditiondressenrichfeedimprovemanuremulch

   Antonymesdepleteexhauststerilize

2. Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients toB2formalscientific

   To add natural or chemical substances to soil to improve its quality and increase plant growth.

   Fertiliser (apporter des engrais)

   • Gardeners fertilise their plants with compost every spring.
   • The company produces products to fertilise large agricultural areas.
   • You should fertilise the lawn after the first rain.

   Synonymescompostdressenrichfeedmanurenourishtopdress

   Antonymesdepleteexhauststerilize

3. Introduce semen into a femaleB2formalscientific

   To cause an egg or female reproductive cell to start developing into a new living thing by combining it with a male cell.

   Féconder

   • The sperm must fertilise the egg for pregnancy to occur.
   • In vitro fertilisation is a common medical procedure.
   • Bees help fertilise flowers by transferring pollen.

   Synonymesfecundateimpregnateinseminate