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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFructify
/ˈfrʌk.tɪ.faɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make fruitful or productive; to bear fruit or produce results.
"With patience and care, their creative efforts began to fructify into a successful business." - 2
To make profitable or yield interest, particularly in financial or investment contexts.
"He invested his capital wisely, allowing his savings to fructify over the years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late Middle English period, the word derives from the Old French 'fructifier', which stems from the Latin 'fructificare' (meaning to bear fruit). This is a combination of 'fructus' (fruit) and 'facere' (to make), shifting historically from agricultural productivity to metaphorical senses of making productive or fruitful.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fructify" is said worldwide
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fructifier
Transliteration: fryk.ti.fje
"Les investissements ont commencé à fructifier."
fruchtbar machen
Transliteration: fʁʊxtˌbaːɐ̯ ˈmaxn̩
"Die Maßnahmen sollen den Boden fruchtbar machen."
fruttificare
Transliteration: frut.ti.fiˈka.re
"Il loro duro lavoro ha iniziato a fruttificare."
fructificar
Transliteration: fruk.ti.fiˈkaɾ
"Sus esfuerzos finalmente comenzaron a fructificar."
frutificar
Transliteration: fru.ti.fiˈkaɾ
"O projeto começou a frutificar após anos de planejamento."
फलना-फूलना
Transliteration: phalna-phoolna
"उनकी मेहनत अंततः फलना-फूलना शुरू हुई।"
结果实
Transliteration: jié guǒ shí
"他们的努力终于结果实了。"
결실을 맺다
Transliteration: gyolsireul maetda
"그들의 노력이 마침내 결실을 맺기 시작했다."
実を結ぶ
Transliteration: mi o musubu
"彼らの努力がようやく実を結び始めた。"
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