FERTILIZE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

fertilize

verb

Definition of fertilize

as in to enrich

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Recent Examples of fertilize Otherwise, fertilize once a year in early spring with a bit of 10-10-10 fertilizer to the base of the plant. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026 Keep the new plants moist, and fertilize monthly March through October. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Next door at CedarCreek Estate Winery, the Block 5 chardonnay and Block 4 pinot noir have their own cult following, assisted by highland cows that fertilize and stomp the vineyard soil, and a flock of free range chickens that eat the small pests. — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 These products fertilize the soil while preventing potential weeds from breaking the surface. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fertilize

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This means establishing continuous data deduplication pipelines, enriching customer profiles with real-time behavioral signals and grounding the decisioning engine in strict governance boundaries.

— Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Encouragingly, organizations today are enriched by a broader range of voices, experiences and viewpoints than ever before.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrich

Verb

Fashion, after all, has the power to augment the public’s perception of a public figure.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
Bathed in the shifting light from the screen, the orchestra’s movements and playing functioned like a second drama unfolding onstage, augmenting and mirroring the original film.

— Caitlin White, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of augment

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Iodized table salt is mined from underground deposits, processed to remove other minerals and fortified with iodine, which is important for thyroid health and proper hormone production.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Bucky Irving is also healthy again, though the team added Kenneth Gainwell to fortify the backfield.

— Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortify

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And by engaging with these powerful militaries, the group reinforced its self-image as a major regional player that was uniquely capable of liberating the Muslim world from corrupting American and Israeli influence.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
That experience reinforced for me that Florida needs a clearer, more consistent process for people seeking to regain rights after completing their sentences.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of reinforce

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Instead of sugar or salt, this scalp scrub counts on apricot seed to exfoliate and menthol to purify.

— Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026
There are many easy and cost-effective ways to purify water, such as boiling, filtration and treating with chemical disinfectants.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of purify

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At the separate meetings with Hun Sen and Hun Manet, Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that Myanmar was working to strengthen cooperation within ASEAN, MRTV said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
The California coast braces for another battering California beach communities are expected to see rising sea levels in the coming weeks as El Niño continues to strengthen, with more sand erosion and damage possible, according to new data.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of strengthen

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Those exhibiting suspicious symptoms had samples taken and sent to a laboratory for analysis, the ministry said on Saturday, adding that the vessel was also decontaminated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Even considering the persistence and peril of anthrax, Stewart reckons that the British government did properly decontaminate the island.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

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