English verb: hybridise | |||
| 1. | hybridise (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, hybridize, interbreed | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backcross | ||