fertilize

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'ajouter des nutriments au sol ou à la terre afin d'en augmenter la fertilité, ou de féconder un ovule ou une graine pour déclencher le développement d'un nouvel organisme vivant.

A verb used to indicate the act of adding nutrients to soil or land to make it more productive, or to cause an egg or seed to start developing into a new living thing.

1. Add nutrients to soilB2formalscientific

   To add natural or chemical substances to soil to make it more fertile for plant growth.

   Fertiliser le sol

   • Farmers fertilize their fields with manure every spring.
   • You should fertilize the garden before planting new seeds.
   • The soil was fertilized with a nitrogen-rich compound.

   Synonymescompostdressenrichfeedmanuretopdress

   Antonymesdepleteexhauststerilize

2. Make an egg developB2formalscientific

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

   Féconder un ovule

   • The sperm fertilizes the egg during reproduction.
   • In vitro fertilization helps couples who have difficulty conceiving.
   • The flower was fertilized by pollen carried by bees.

   Synonymesfecundateimpregnateinseminate