fecundate

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Whilst the bird is probing the flower, the pollen of the stamens is rubbed in to the lower part of its head, and thus carried from one flower to fecundate another.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas

May, the month dear to poets, is frequently but an uninterrupted succession of showers to fecundate the earth; its symbol, an array of outspread umbrellas in our streets.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

V. make productive &c. adj.; fructify; procreate, generate, fertilize, spermative†, impregnate; fecundate, fecundify†; teem, multiply; produce &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

And then, if the religious sentiment is weakened, are there not other sentiments that can make the heart of man beat, and fecundate genius?

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor

Every human being has a moment when his heart is easily touched, when the tears of grief will flow; and those tears may fecundate a generous thought which might lead to repentance.

From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Bernhardt, Sarah