fertilize

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They were never going to hatch; indeed, they hadn't even been fertilized.

From Salon

The package contained enough sperm to fertilize upward of 1,500 eggs.

From Scientific American

They fertilize a lot and they also just dump a lot of manure onto their fields, in excess of what plants can actually use.

From Salon

The luteal phase starts after ovulation and is when the egg travels to the uterus, where it waits to potentially be fertilized.

From Scientific American

Topics of study include farming seaweed, fertilizing algae growth with iron, and adding antacid to increase the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

From Science Magazine