fructify

UK: /ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ/ US: (fruk′tə fī′, frŏŏk′-, fro̅o̅k′-)

Inflections of 'fructify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

fructifies

v 3rd person singular

fructifying

v pres p

fructified

v past

fructified

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fruc•ti•fy  (fruk′tə fī′, frŏŏk′-, fro̅o̅k′-), v., -fied, -fy•ing. 
v.i. 

1. Botany to bear fruit;
   become fruitful:
   With careful tending the plant will fructify.

v.t. 

2. to make fruitful or productive;
   fertilize:
   warm spring rains fructifying the earth.

• Latin frūctificāre. See fructi-, -fy
• Old French fructifier
• Middle English fructifien 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fructify / ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ ˈfrʊk-/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

1. to bear or cause to bear fruit
2. to make or become productive or fruitful

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French fructifier, from Late Latin frūctificāre to bear fruit, from Latin frūctus fruit + facere to make, produce

ˈfructiˌfier noun