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- [kraws-breed, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs-/
- /ˈkrɒs.briːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kraws-breed, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs-/
Definitions of crossbreed word
- verb crossbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc 3
- noun crossbreed the offspring produced by such a breeding 3
- verb transitive crossbreed hybridize 3
- noun crossbreed hybrid (sense 1) 3
- verb with object crossbreed to produce (a hybrid); hybridize. 1
- verb without object crossbreed to undertake or engage in hybridizing; hybridize. 1
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Origin of crossbreed
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; cross- + breed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crossbreed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crossbreed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crossbreed
verb crossbreed
- mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
- blend — If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
- interbreed — to crossbreed (a plant or animal).
- mongrelize — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- cross-fertilize — to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
noun crossbreed
- hybrid — the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
- mongrel — a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
- mutt — a dog, especially a mongrel.
- combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
- bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
Antonyms for crossbreed
verb crossbreed
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
noun crossbreed
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- pedigreed — having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
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