Fructify

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FRUCTIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. FRUCTIFYING.] [Fr. fructifier, Pr. fructifiar, fructificar, Sp. fructificar, It. fruttificare, Lat. fructificare; fructus, fruit, and facere, to make.] To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to fructify the earth. Howell.