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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

fertilized \fertilized\ adj. 1. united with a male gamete to begin the development of an individual embryo; -- of female gametes. Syn: impregnated, inseminated. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. made more suitable for growth of crops by addition of fertilizer[2]; -- of soil. Syn: enriched. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fertilize \Fer"ti*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fertilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fertilizing.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.] 1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows. [1913 Webster] And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. --A. R. Wallace. [1913 Webster]