English verb: hybridize | |||
1. | hybridize (contact) breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties | ||
Samples | Cross a horse and a donkey. Mendel tried crossbreeding. These species do not interbreed. | ||
Synonyms | cross, crossbreed, hybridise, interbreed | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | breed | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | backcross | ||