Definisi : vt menyuburkan, memberikan khasiat kpd: milk ~es babies, susu menyuburkan bayi; we need well-balanced food to ~ our bodies, kita memerlukan makanan yg seimbang utk menyuburkan tubuh badan kita; 2. (fig.) memupuk: he ~ed the hope that one day they would reconcile, dia memupuk harapan bahawa satu hari nanti mereka akan berbaik-baik semula; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)