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fertilize

/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪz/ /ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz/
verb Regular verbfertilize fertilized
  1. 1 gübrelemek
  2. 2 döllemek

Definition (English)

  1. To add nutrients to soil to help plants grow better.
  2. To join male and female cells so that a new animal or plant can develop.

Example Sentences

  1. We fertilize the garden in spring.
    Bahçeyi ilkbaharda gübreleriz.
  2. The farmer will fertilize his fields soon.
    Çiftçi yakında tarlalarını gübreleyecek.
  3. The egg is fertilized by a single sperm.
    Yumurta tek bir sperm tarafından döllenir.
  4. Some fish fertilize their eggs outside the body.
    Bazı balıklar yumurtalarını vücut dışında döller.

Verb Forms Regular

Base fertilize
/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪz/
Past fertilized
/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪzd/
Participle fertilized
/ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪzd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dfertilize → fertilized

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /z/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. fertilized /ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪzd/

Synonyms

feedenrichmanure

Collocations

fertilize the soilfertilize the gardenfertilize cropsfertilize an egg

Related Words

soilplantgrowthnutrientgardencrop