Fertilize
111fructify — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fertilize, impregnate, fecundate, pollinate; see fertilize 2 …
112fertilization — 1857, noun of action from FERTILIZE (Cf. fertilize) …
113fertilizer — 1660s, a person who fertilizes, agent noun from FERTILIZE (Cf. fertilize). As a euphemism for manure, from 1846 …
114inseminate — v 1. sow seed, inject seed into, plant, implant, set, sow, seed, seed down; fertilize, spermatize, pollinate, pollinize, cross fertilize, cross pollinate, cross pollinize; breed, propagate, proliferate, multiply. 2. impregnate, make pregnant, get …
115impregnate — im•preg•nate v. [[t]ɪmˈprɛg neɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] nɪt, neɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. 1) phl to make pregnant 2) phl to fertilize 3) to cause to become permeated throughout: to impregnate a handkerchief with perfume[/ex] 4) to fill interstices… …
116cross-fertilization — cross fertilize ► VERB 1) fertilize (a plant) using pollen from another plant of the same species. 2) stimulate the development of (something) with an exchange of ideas or information. DERIVATIVES cross fertilization noun …
117cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… …
118impregnate — [im preg′nāt΄; ] for adj. [, im preg′nit, im preg′nāt΄] vt. impregnated, impregnating [< LL impraegnatus, pp. of impraegnare, to make pregnant < L in , in + praegnans, PREGNANT] 1. to fertilize (an ovum) 2. to make pregnant 3. to fertilize… …
119fecundation — noun 1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant • Syn: ↑fertilization, ↑fertilisation, ↑impregnation • Derivationally related forms: ↑impregnate (for: ↑impregna …
120fertilisation — noun 1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant • Syn: ↑fertilization, ↑fecundation, ↑impregnation • Derivationally related forms: ↑impregnate (for: ↑impregnation …
