different between fecundate vs fertilize

English

Etymology

fecund +? -ate

Verb

fecundate (third-person singular simple present fecundates, present participle fecundating, simple past and past participle fecundated)

1. To make fertile.
2. To inseminate.

Translations

Anagrams

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English

Alternative forms

• fertilise (mostly British)

Etymology

From French fertiliser; equivalent to fertile +? -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??(?)t?la?z/

Verb

fertilize (third-person singular simple present fertilizes, present participle fertilizing, simple past and past participle fertilized)

1. To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
2. (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.

   to fertilize one's imagination
3. To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.

Derived terms

• fertilizer

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

fertilize

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of fertilizar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of fertilizar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of fertilizar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of fertilizar