Definition of "fertilize"

fertilize

/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present fertilizes, present participle fertilizing, simple past and past participle fertilized
1. To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
2. (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.
  Quotations
  He [countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo] also enjoys being the catalyst whereby opera fertilises other art forms: recently, he's collaborated with Japanese kabuki actors, and a project with dancers from New York City Ballet is in the offing.
  2014 August 8, Rupert Christiansen, “The truth about falsettos ”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎
3. To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.