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fertilizing

/ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzɪŋ/

/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

fertilizingadjective

/ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzɪŋ/

/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Translations

fertilisant

The fertilizing properties of the compost helped the garden flourish.

Les propriétés fertilisantes du compost ont aidé le jardin à s’épanouir.

Additional translations

fécondantS’emploie surtout au sens figuré, pour une influence ou une idée qui stimule le développement.

Definitions

Capable of making soil or land more productive by adding nutrients.

The fertilizing properties of the compost helped the garden flourish.

Able to cause or promote the development of new ideas or growth.

The fertilizing influence of the new manager's ideas led to increased innovation in the company.

Synonyms

fertilizeverb

fertilizing

ing-form

fertilized

Past Simple

fertilized

Past Participle

fertilizing

ing-form

/ˈfɜːtɪlaɪz/

/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪz/

Translations

fertiliser

Farmers often fertilize their fields in the spring to ensure a good harvest.

Les agriculteurs fertilisent souvent leurs champs au printemps pour assurer une bonne récolte.

féconderBiologie.

The biologist fertilized the eggs in the laboratory to study the development process.

Le biologiste a fécondé les ovules au laboratoire pour étudier le processus de développement.

Additional translations

enrichirAu sens figuré.

Definitions

To make (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it.

Farmers often fertilize their fields in the spring to ensure a good harvest.

To cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material.

The biologist fertilized the eggs in the laboratory to study the development process.

To enrich or stimulate (the mind, environment, etc.) so that it becomes more productive or creative.

Reading widely can fertilize a writer's imagination.

Synonyms

fertilizepast participle

Definitions

Having been made fertile by the addition of nutrients or other means.

The farmers spread compost over the fertilized fields.

Having undergone the process of impregnation after the fusion of male and female gametes.

A fertilized egg begins cellular division shortly after conception.