befruchten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fertilize verb To add nutrients to soil to help plants grow better.
- impregnate verb To make a woman or female animal pregnant.
Senses
befruchten is used for these senses in English:
- fertilize (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.
- impregnate (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
fertilize — full definition
- verb To add nutrients to soil to help plants grow better.
- verb To join with an egg cell to enable reproduction; to inseminate.
impregnate — full definition
- verb To make a woman or female animal pregnant.
- verb To soak, fill, or saturate a material thoroughly with a substance.