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fructify

/ˈfrʌktɪfaɪ/

fructifyverb

fructified

Past Simple

fructified

Past Participle

fructifying

ing-form

/ˈfrʌktɪfaɪ/

Translations

These new policies should fructify the economy.

Ces nouvelles politiques devraient fructifier l'économie.

Additional translations

féconderEmploi botanique.

Definitions

To make fruitful or productive; to cause to bear fruit.

The farmer used special techniques to fructify the barren land.

To become fruitful or productive; to bear fruit.

After years of hard work, her efforts finally began to fructify.

To fertilize or pollinate (a plant, flower, or ovule).

Insects play a crucial role in fructifying the flowers in spring.

Synonyms

bear fruit

result in

fructifypast participle

Definitions

Having been made fruitful or fertilized; bearing fruit.

The botanist examined the fructified flowers under the microscope.