Past tense of fertilize
regular verb
The past tense of fertilize is fertilized. The past participle is also fertilized.
Forms of fertilize
| Base form (V1) | fertilize /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fertilized |
| Past participle (V3) | fertilized |
| Present participle | fertilizing |
| Third person singular | fertilizes |
Fertilized in a sentence
- Neoliberal penality and its earlier iterations have fertilized the carceral sphere.2011, Bernard E. Harcourt, “The Paris Marais and the Chicago Board of Trade”, in The Illusion of Free Markets: Punishment and the Myth of…. From the entry carceral
- In our case, Godzillaish creatures mated with cavemen in testubes and fertilized alien mommas.2011 May 14, Reptillian, “serious questions for atheists”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet). From the entry Godzillaish
- Some say that Amma was the cosmic egg and fertilized himself.2009, David A. Leeming, Kathryn Madden, Stanton Marlan, Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion: L-Z, page 183. From the entry cosmic egg
- One form of clonal reproduction begins when a fertilized egg divides a few times in the womb before initiating embryonic development.2014, John C. Avise, Genetics in the Wild, →ISBN. From the entry polyembryony
- Killing a fertilized ovum is ovicide, not murder!1991, John B[oswell] Cobb, Jr., “The Right to Live”, in Matters of Life and Death […], Louisville, Ky.: Westminster/John Knox Press…. From the entry ovicide
Meaning of fertilize
- verb To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
- verb To make more creative or intellectually productive.
- verb To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
Questions about the past tense of fertilize
- What is the past tense of fertilize?
- The past tense of fertilize is fertilized.
- What is the past participle of fertilize?
- The past participle of fertilize is fertilized.
- Is fertilize a regular or irregular verb?
- Fertilize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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