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fruc·ti·fy
(frŭk′tə-fī′, fro͝ok′-)v. fruc·ti·fied, fruc·ti·fy·ing, fruc·ti·fies
v.tr.
To make fruitful or productive.
v.intr.
To bear fruit.
[Middle English fructifien, to bear fruit, from Old French fructifier, from Latin frūctificāre : frūctus, fruit; see fruit + -ficāre, -fy.]
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fructify
(ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ; ˈfrʊk-)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (Botany) to bear or cause to bear fruit
2. to make or become productive or fruitful
[C14: from Old French fructifier, from Late Latin frūctificāre to bear fruit, from Latin frūctus fruit + facere to make, produce]
ˈfructiˌfier n
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fruc•ti•fy
(ˈfrʌk təˌfaɪ, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk-)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.i.
1. to bear fruit; become fruitful.
v.t. 2. to make fruitful or productive; fertilize.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French fructifier < Latin frūctificāre]
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fructify
Past participle: fructified
Gerund: fructifying
| Imperative |
|---|
| fructify |
| fructify |
| Present |
|---|
| I fructify |
| you fructify |
| he/she/it fructifies |
| we fructify |
| you fructify |
| they fructify |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fructified |
| you fructified |
| he/she/it fructified |
| we fructified |
| you fructified |
| they fructified |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fructifying |
| you are fructifying |
| he/she/it is fructifying |
| we are fructifying |
| you are fructifying |
| they are fructifying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fructified |
| you have fructified |
| he/she/it has fructified |
| we have fructified |
| you have fructified |
| they have fructified |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fructifying |
| you were fructifying |
| he/she/it was fructifying |
| we were fructifying |
| you were fructifying |
| they were fructifying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fructified |
| you had fructified |
| he/she/it had fructified |
| we had fructified |
| you had fructified |
| they had fructified |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fructify |
| you will fructify |
| he/she/it will fructify |
| we will fructify |
| you will fructify |
| they will fructify |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fructified |
| you will have fructified |
| he/she/it will have fructified |
| we will have fructified |
| you will have fructified |
| they will have fructified |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fructifying |
| you will be fructifying |
| he/she/it will be fructifying |
| we will be fructifying |
| you will be fructifying |
| they will be fructifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fructifying |
| you have been fructifying |
| he/she/it has been fructifying |
| we have been fructifying |
| you have been fructifying |
| they have been fructifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fructifying |
| you will have been fructifying |
| he/she/it will have been fructifying |
| we will have been fructifying |
| you will have been fructifying |
| they will have been fructifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fructifying |
| you had been fructifying |
| he/she/it had been fructifying |
| we had been fructifying |
| you had been fructifying |
| they had been fructifying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would fructify |
| you would fructify |
| he/she/it would fructify |
| we would fructify |
| you would fructify |
| they would fructify |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fructified |
| you would have fructified |
| he/she/it would have fructified |
| we would have fructified |
| you would have fructified |
| they would have fructified |
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Verb 1. fructify - become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"
2. fructify - make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
3. fructify - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
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