Standard Lemma guide

fructify

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈfɹʌktɪfaɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make productive or fruitful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

bear fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the apple trees fructify

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: set

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduce, procreate, multiply

4

verb

Meaning 4

make productive or fruitful

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The earth that he fructified

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

5

verb

Meaning 5

become productive or fruitful

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The seeds fructified

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

History

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French fructefier.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нося плод — to bear fruit
  • French: fructifier — to bear fruit
  • Old French: fructefier — to bear fruit
  • Greek: καρποφορώ (karpoforó) — to bear fruit
  • Ido: fruktifar — to bear fruit
  • Italian: fruttificare — to bear fruit
  • Polish: obradzać — to bear fruit
  • Polish: obrodzić — to bear fruit
  • Polish: owocować — to bear fruit
  • Polish: zaowocować — to bear fruit
  • Spanish: fructificar — to bear fruit
  • Swedish: bära frukt — to bear fruit