FERTILIZE

Fer″ti‐lize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fertilized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fertilizing (?).] [[Cf. F. fertiliser.]] 1. 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. 2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. A. R. Wallace.