fer·til·ize (fûr'tl-īz')

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.

1. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example).
2. To make (soil, for example) fertile: Compost fertilizes the soil.
3. To spread fertilizer on: used a mechanical spreader to fertilize the lawn.

v.intr.
To spread fertilizer.

fertilizable fer'til·iz'a·ble adj.

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