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defertilize

defertilize verb: to make no longer fertile.

Verb

defertilize (third-person singular simple present defertilizes, present participle defertilizing, simple past and past participle defertilized)

  1. (transitive) To make no longer fertile.

Forms of defertilize

third-person singular presentdefertilizes
present participledefertilizing
past participledefertilized
pastdefertilized

Origin of defertilize

From de- + fertilize.

Questions about defertilize

What does defertilize mean?
Defertilize means to make no longer fertile.
What part of speech is defertilize?
Defertilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of defertilize?
The past tense of defertilize is defertilized.

Words near defertilize in the dictionary

  1. deferrochelatases
  2. deferrochelation
  3. deferroxamine
  4. defers
  5. defertilization
  6. defertilize
  7. defertilized
  8. defertilizes
  9. defertilizing
  10. defervesce
  11. defervesced

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