Synonyms for fertilize
Most common
inseminate fecundate cultivate manure fatten impregnate fructify
All synonyms
Verb
1. Inseminate
Definitions
- v. 1
To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
Related words
- Word family
- fertilizable fertilization fertilizer
- Other spellings
- fertilise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- fertilized
e.g. fertilized → inseminated, fecundated, manured, cultivated…
Example sentences
- cultivate I continuously find ways to cultivate my passions.
- manure Which is the most suitable manure for the tomatoes?
- fatten Some women take medications to fatten up quickly.
- impregnate Antonio managed to impregnate Rima.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fertilize | steady | |
| inseminate | steady | |
| fecundate | steady | |
| cultivate | rising | |
| manure | falling | |
| fatten | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- feed1
- 6 letters
- season2, enrich2, manure2, fatten2
- 8 letters
- fructify
- 9 letters
- cultivate3, fecundate
- 10 letters
- impregnate3, inseminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (season2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fertiliser
- Italiano
- fertilizzare
- Español
- fertilizar