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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fruc·ti·fy (-fied ; -fy·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English fructifien, from Anglo-French fructefier, from Latin fructificare, from fructus fruit DATE 14th century intransitive verb : to bear fruit its seeds shall fructify — Amy Lowell no partnership can fructify without candor on both sides — D. M. Ogilvy transitive verb : to make fruitful or productive English Etymology fructify early 14c., from O.Fr . fructifier, from L.L. fructificare "bear fruit," from L. fructus(see fruit) + root of facere "make" (see factitious).http://O.Fr Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fruc·ti·fy \ˈfrəktəˌfī, -ru̇k-, -rük-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English fructifien, from Middle French fructifier, from Latin fructificare, from fructi- + -ficare -fy intransitive verb : to bear fruit < its seeds shall fructify — Amy Lowell > transitive verb : to make fruitful : make productive < then he kisses the earth she fructifies — Francis Yeats-Brown > |
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