fertilise

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A form of fertilize — To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.

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Meanings

verbfertilise (third-person singular simple present fertilises, present participle fertilising, simple past and past participle fertilised)

present singular third person fertilises · participle present fertilising · participle past fertilised · past fertilised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of fertilize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake fertile or productive

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fertilizefecundate
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changealtermodify

verbprovide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

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fertilizefeed
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enrich

verbintroduce semen into (a female)

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inseminatefecundatefertilize
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changealtermodify
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fecundatefeedfertilizeinseminate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fertile + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

fertilise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fertilise

MLA

“fertilise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fertilise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fertilise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fertilise.

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