Fertilise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make fertile or productive

provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːɾəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɜːtəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɜːtəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːɾəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

The course fertilized her imagination
We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fecundate feed fertilize inseminate

Parts of Speech

verb	make fertile or productive “The course fertilized her imagination”
verb	provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to “We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”
verb	introduce semen into (a female)

Word Forms

fertilizer	noun	any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
fecundation	noun	making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
fertilization	noun	making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
insemination	noun	the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
semen	noun	the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

düngen

fruchtbar oder produktiv machen

🇫🇷French

fertiliser

rendre fertile ou productif

🇪🇸Spanish

abonar

hacer fértil o productivo

🇮🇹Italian

fertilizzare

rendere fertile o produttivo

🇳🇱Dutch

bevruchten

vruchtbaar of productief maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

fertilizar

tornar fértil ou produtivo

🇷🇺Russian

удобрять

сделать плодородным или продуктивным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खाद डालना

उपजाऊ या उत्पादक बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষিক্ত করা

উর্বর বা উত্পাদনশীল করা

🇮🇳Tamil

உரம்

வளமான அல்லது உற்பத்தி செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

సారవంతం

సారవంతమైన లేదా ఉత్పాదకంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुपिकता

सुपीक किंवा उत्पादक बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફળદ્રુપ

ફળદ્રુપ અથવા ઉત્પાદક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಬ್ಬರ

ಫಲವತ್ತಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಕವಾಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളമിടുക

ഫലഭൂയിഷ്ഠമായതോ ഉൽപ്പാദനക്ഷമമോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਦ

ਉਪਜਾਊ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਪਾਦਕ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھاد ڈالنا

زرخیز یا پیداواری بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

施肥

使肥沃或富有成效

🇯🇵Japanese

肥料を与える

肥沃または生産的になる

🇰🇷Korean

비료를 주다

비옥하거나 생산적으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bón phân

làm cho màu mỡ hoặc năng suất

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่ปุ๋ย

ทำให้อุดมสมบูรณ์หรือมีประสิทธิผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyuburkan

menjadikan subur atau produktif

🇵🇭Filipino

lagyan ng pataba

gawing fertile o produktibo

🇲🇾Malay

membaja

menjadikan subur atau produktif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخصيب

جعل خصبة أو منتجة

🇮🇷Persian

بارور کردن

بارور یا مولد کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

gübrelemek

verimli veya üretken hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַשֵׁן

להיות פורה או פרודוקטיבי

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