Make fertile or productive.

synonyms: fertilise, fertilize.

Roget 168: make productive etc. adj.; fructify; procreate, generate, fertilize, spermative^†, impregnate; fecundate, fecundify^†; teem, multiply; produce etc. 161; conceive.    ... show more

Roget 161: produce, perform, operate, do, make, gar, form, construct, fabricate, frame, contrive, manufacture; weave, forge, coin, carve, chisel; build, raise, edify, rear, erect, put together, set up, run up; establish, constitute, compose, organize, institute; achieve, accomplish etc. (complete) 729.    flower, bear fruit, fructify, teem, ean^†, yean^†, farrow, drop, pup, kitten, kindle; bear, lay, whelp, bring forth, give birth to, lie in, be brought to bed of, evolve, pullulate, usher into the world.    make productive etc. 168; create; beget, get, generate, fecundate, impregnate; procreate, progenerate^†, propagate; engender; bring into being, call into being, bring into existence; breed, hatch, develop, bring up.    induce, superinduce; suscitate^†; cause etc. 153; acquire etc. 775.    ... show more

Introduce semen into (a female).

synonyms: fertilise, fertilize, inseminate.