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fructifying

Variant of fructify

intransitive verb fructified, fructifying

to bear fruit; become fruitful

Origin: ME fructifien < OFr fructifier < L fructificare: see fruit & -fy

transitive verb

to cause to bear fruit; fertilize

Related Forms:

fructification noun

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