fructify

• Verbo que significa produzir frutos ou tornar-se produtivo; usado em sentido botânico ou figurado.

A verb meaning to bear fruit or become productive, often used in botanical or figurative contexts.

1. Become productive or fruitfulC1formal

   To begin to produce fruit, or to become productive or fertile.

   Frutificar

   • The orchard will fructify after a few seasons of proper care.
   • With good soil and water, the land will fructify abundantly.
   • The project began to fructify only after years of investment.

   Sinônimosflourishfruitproduceprosperthriveyield

   Antônimosbarrensterilizewither

2. Make productive or fruitfulC1formal

   To cause something to become fruitful, productive, or yield results.

   Frutificar

   • The new fertilizer helped fructify the previously barren fields.
   • Her persistent efforts fructified the business into a success.
   • The program aims to fructify the talents of young artists.

   Sinônimosenrichfecundatefertilize

   Antônimosbarrendevastateravagesterilize

3. Bear fruitC1formal

   To produce actual fruits as part of a plant's life cycle.

   Frutificar

   • The apple tree began to fructify in its third year.
   • These vines will fructify only after a long warm summer.
   • The garden is expected to fructify by late autumn.

   Sinônimosbearfruitproducesetyield