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hybridize

hy·brid·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-bri-dahyz]
    • /ˈhaɪ brɪˌdaɪz/
    • /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-bri-dahyz]
    • /ˈhaɪ brɪˌdaɪz/

Definitions of hybridize word

  • verb with object hybridize to cause to produce hybrids; cross. 1
  • verb with object hybridize to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid). 1
  • verb with object hybridize to form in a hybrid manner. 1
  • verb without object hybridize to produce hybrids. 1
  • verb without object hybridize to cause the production of hybrids by crossing. 1
  • verb without object hybridize 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 hybridize

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 Hybridize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hybridize 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.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hybridize usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hybridize

verb hybridize

  • incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
  • mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
  • associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
  • blend — If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
  • fuse — Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.

Antonyms for hybridize

verb hybridize

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.

Top questions with hybridize

  • how to hybridize plants?
  • how to hybridize daylilies?
  • how to hybridize roses?

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