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defertilizing

defertilizing is the present participle and gerund of defertilize.

Meaning of defertilize

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make no longer fertile.

Questions about defertilizing

What is defertilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Defertilizing is the present participle and gerund of defertilize.

Words near defertilizing in the dictionary

  1. defers
  2. defertilization
  3. defertilize
  4. defertilized
  5. defertilizes
  6. defertilizing
  7. defervesce
  8. defervesced
  9. defervescence
  10. defervescences
  11. defervescency

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