fertilize synonyms

fertilize

v.

  1. To enrich land

    manure, dress, top-dress, feed, lime, prepare, mulch, cover, treat.

  2. To impregnate

    breed, make pregnant, fecundate, generate, germinate, pollinate, inseminate, implant, propagate, procreate, get with child, beget, knock up*.

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