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misfertilize

misfertilize verb: to fertilize incorrectly, especially to use the wrong type of fertilizer.

Verb

misfertilize (third-person singular simple present misfertilizes, present participle misfertilizing, simple past and past participle misfertilized)

  1. To fertilize incorrectly, especially to use the wrong type of fertilizer.
    • two, excessive or misfertilizing of agricultural land leads to an accumulation of phosphate in the soil and nitrate in the ground water;1994, Indian Poultry Industry Yearbook - Volume 10, page 297
    • One must be careful not to fertilize incorrectly (or overfertilize or misfertilize) as the seeding may be of discontent rather than enthusiasm.2012, David A. Payne, Designing Educational Project and Program Evaluations

Forms of misfertilize

third-person singular presentmisfertilizes
present participlemisfertilizing
past participlemisfertilized
pastmisfertilized

Origin of misfertilize

From mis- + fertilize.

Questions about misfertilize

What does misfertilize mean?
Misfertilize means to fertilize incorrectly, especially to use the wrong type of fertilizer.
What part of speech is misfertilize?
Misfertilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of misfertilize?
The past tense of misfertilize is misfertilized.

Words near misfertilize in the dictionary

  1. misfeeds
  2. misfeel
  3. misfeeling
  4. misfeelings
  5. misfell
  6. misfertilize
  7. misfertilized
  8. misfertilizes
  9. misfertilizing
  10. misfetch
  11. misfetched

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