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fructify

fruc·ti·fy [ frúktə f, frktə f ] (past and past participle fruc·ti·fied, present participle fruc·ti·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular fruc·ti·fies)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
become productive: to become productive or fruitful, or cause to become productive or fruitful ( formal or technical )

[14th century. Via French fructifier< Latin fructificare< fructus "fruit" (see fruit)]
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