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overfertilize en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + fertilize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To treat (plants) with too much fertilizer.
    • But no matter where you are, the trick is acid soil — with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0 — with plenty of drainage. And don’t overfertilize. 2008 March 27, Anne Raver, “A Sisterly Rivalry Leads Directly to Pies”, in New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overfertilizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfertilizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overfertilized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overfertilized Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

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