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cross-fertilize

cross-fertilize verb: to undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.

Verb

cross-fertilize (third-person singular simple present cross-fertilizes, present participle cross-fertilizing, simple past and past participle cross-fertilized)

  1. To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.

Forms of cross-fertilize

third-person singular presentcross-fertilizes
present participlecross-fertilizing
past participlecross-fertilized
pastcross-fertilized
alternative formcross-fertilise

Origin of cross-fertilize

From cross- + fertilize.

Questions about cross-fertilize

What does cross-fertilize mean?
Cross-fertilize means to undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.
What part of speech is cross-fertilize?
Cross-fertilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross-fertilize?
The past tense of cross-fertilize is cross-fertilized.

Words near cross-fertilize in the dictionary

  1. cross-fertilises
  2. cross-fertilising
  3. cross-fertilizable
  4. cross-fertilization
  5. cross-fertilizations
  6. cross-fertilize
  7. cross-fertilized
  8. cross-fertilizes
  9. cross-fertilizing
  10. cross-foster
  11. cross-fostered

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