| Main Entry: | fructify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fertilize |
Synonyms: |
fecundate, impregnate, pollinate |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give birth |
Synonyms: |
be delivered of, beget, breed, bring forth, create, develop, engender, form, fructify, generate, invent, make, parturitate, produce, propagate, provide, reproduce, yield |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
Antonyms: |
be unproductive |
| Main Entry: | bloom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower; flourish |
Synonyms: |
be in flower, bear fruit, blossom, blow, bud, burgeon, burst, develop, effloresce, fare well, fructify, germinate, grow, open, prosper, sprout, succeed, tassel out, thrive, wax |
Antonyms: |
shrink, shrivel, wither |
| Main Entry: | fertilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make ready to bear, produce |
Synonyms: |
beget, breed, compost, cover, dress, enrich, fecundate, feed, fructify, generate, germinate, impregnate, inseminate, lime, make fruitful, make pregnant, manure, mulch, pollinate, procreate, propagate, top-dress, treat |
| Main Entry: | fecundate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impregnate |
Synonyms: |
conceive, enrich, fertilize, fructify, inseminate, make pregnant, nourish |