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hy·brid·ize
 hybridize
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- pronunciation:
- haI
brih
daIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hybridizes, hybridizing, hybridized |
| definition 1: |
to cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed.
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| definition 2: |
to produce by combining elements from differing sources.
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| related words: |
breed, graft, meld, merge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to produce hybrids; interbreed.
Mallards will hybridize with some other duck species. |
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| derivations: |
hybridizable (adj.), hybridization (n.), hybridizer (n.) |
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