overfertilize

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verb

To treat (plants) with too much fertilizer.

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Meanings

verboverfertilize (third-person singular simple present overfertilizes, present participle overfertilizing, simple past and past participle overfertilized)

present singular third person overfertilizes · participle present overfertilizing · participle past overfertilized · past overfertilized

  1. transitiveTo treat (plants) with too much fertilizer.

    But no matter where you are, the trick is acid soil — with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0 — with plenty of drainage. And don’t overfertilize.

    2008 March 27, Anne Raver, “A Sisterly Rivalry Leads Directly to Pies”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + fertilize.

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APA

overfertilize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfertilize

MLA

“overfertilize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfertilize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfertilize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfertilize.

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