fructify

(frŭk'tə-fī', frʊk'-)

v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.
To make fruitful or productive.

v.intr.
To bear fruit.

[Middle English fructifien, to bear fruit, from Old French fructifier, from Latin frūctificāre : frūctus, fruit; see fruit + -ficāre, -fy.]

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IN BRIEF: To cause to bear fruit or to fertilize.

The presence of so many bees will fructify the apple orchard tremendously.

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