English Explanatory Dictionary

fructify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.
  2. To make productive or fruitful.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹʌktɪfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fructify.wav

Word forms

fructify fructifies fructifying fructified

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French fructefier.

Derived words

unfructified unfructifying
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