'Fertilizing' definitions:

Definition of 'Fertilizing'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. --A. R. Wallace. [1913 Webster]