fructify

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed into Middle English from Old French fructefier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌktɪfaɪ/ === Verb === fructify (third-person singular simple present fructifies, present participle fructifying, simple past and past participle fructified) (intransitive) To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas. (transitive) To make productive or fruitful. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “fructify”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.