fructify
fructify
[ˈfrʌktɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
[ˈfrʌktɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
- [with obj.](formal)make (something) fruitful or productive
(正式)使有成果，使多产
they were sacrificed in order that their blood might fructify the crops.
它们被作为祭品献给神，以便它们的血能使庄稼丰收。
■[no obj.]bear fruit or become productive
结果实，富有成果
- Middle English: from Old French fructifier, from Latin fructificare, from fructus 'fruit'
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