fructify
[ fruhk-tuh-fahy, froo k-, frook- ]
/ ˈfrʌk təˌfaɪ, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /
verb (used without object), fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing.
to bear fruit; become fruitful: With careful tending the plant will fructify.
verb (used with object), fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing.
to make fruitful or productive; fertilize: warm spring rains fructifying the earth.
Origin of fructify
OTHER WORDS FROM fructify
su·per·fruc·ti·fied, adjective un·fruc·ti·fied, adjectiveWords nearby fructify
fructidor,
fructiferous,
fructification,
fructificative,
fructifier,
fructify,
fructo-,
fructofuranose,
fructokinase,
fructosan,
fructose
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British Dictionary definitions for fructify
fructify
/ (ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ, ˈfrʊk-) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to bear or cause to bear fruit
to make or become productive or fruitful
Derived forms of fructify
fructifier, nounWord Origin for fructify
C14: from Old French
fructifier, from Late Latin
frūctificāre to bear fruit, from Latin
frūctus fruit +
facere to make, produce