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- [hahy-bri-dahyz]
- /ˈhaɪ brɪˌdaɪz/
- /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-bri-dahyz]
- /ˈhaɪ brɪˌdaɪz/
Definitions of hybridise word
- verb with object hybridise to cause to produce hybrids; cross. 1
- verb with object hybridise to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid). 1
- verb with object hybridise to form in a hybrid manner. 1
- verb without object hybridise to produce hybrids. 1
- verb without object hybridise to cause the production of hybrids by crossing. 1
- verb without object hybridise to form a double-stranded nucleic acid of two single strands of DNA or RNA, or one of each, by allowing the base pairs of the separate strands to form complementary bonds. 1
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Origin of hybridise
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; hybrid + -ize
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Parts of speech for Hybridise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hybridise popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hybridise
verb hybridise
- crossbreed — to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- mongrelize — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
Antonyms for hybridise
verb hybridise
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
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