fructifying

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fructify \Fruc"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fructified}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Fructifying}.]
   To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to
   fructify the earth.
   [1913 Webster]