Main Entry: fruc·ti·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈfrək-tə-ˌfī, ˈfru̇k-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fruc·ti·fied; fruc·ti·fy·ing

Etymology: Middle English fructifien, from Anglo-French fructefier, from Latin fructificare, from fructus fruit

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb : to bear fruit <its seeds shall fructify — Amy Lowell> <no partnership can fructify without candor on both sides — D. M. Ogilvy>transitive verb : to make fruitful or productive