Fēr'ti-līze, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FERTILIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. FERTILIZING.] [Fr. fertiliser, Sp. fertilizar, It. fertilizzare.] 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.