Fertilizing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fertilize \Fer"ti*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fertilized}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Fertilizing}.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.]
     1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for
        plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize
        land, soil, ground, and meadows.
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              And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain.
                                                    --Byron.
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     2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. --A. R. Wallace.
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