The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fertilized \fertilized\ adj.
1. united with a male gamete to begin the development of an
individual embryo; -- of female gametes.
Syn: impregnated, inseminated.
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2. made more suitable for growth of crops by addition of
fertilizer[2]; -- of soil.
Syn: enriched.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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