Fertilize
Pronunciation : Fer"ti*lize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. fertiliser.]
Definition : 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. And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain. Byron.
2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. A. R. Wallace.
t. [imp. & p. p. Fertilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fertilizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913