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to hybridize

to hybridize

3 7.0
To cross two different plants or animals to make a new kind
  • verb
  • /ˈhaɪbrɪˌdaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hibridar
  • By hybridizing lions and tigers, researchers created a new breed known as a liger.
  • hybridize species
  • hybridize a sample
  • probe hybridizes

So they had heirloom cheap and goat with what's alim, meaning it's not like some industrialized hybridized cow.

Examples

  • Farmers in the region experiment with hybridizing crops to improve yield and disease resistance.

  • Could previously isolated species hybridize and become a serious plant disease threat?

    Academic text (2000)

  • Farther north and east, the Cape Bee hybridizes with the Highland Bee.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Cultivated sunflowers sometimes hybridize with wild ones, providing a potential pathway for bioengineered genes to enter wild populations.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Breeders tried crossing them with other Falco species and soon discovered that the genus hybridizes readily via artificial insemination.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The yellow-bellied toad, left, and the European fire-bellied toad, right, hybridize over a 3,000-mile-long, 6-mile-wide area in central Europe.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Scientists often hybridize two different plant species to create a more resilient variety.

Synonyms

to cross
vsto hybridize
  • Specialized
23 3.9

To breed two different varieties or species to produce offspring

covers that action but also applies to breeding at higher taxonomic levels
to crossbreed
vsto hybridize
3 4.6

To make an animal or plant by mating two different kinds

includes breeding across broader groups including different genera
to interbreed
vsto hybridize
1 6.5

To mate with another animal or plant of a different type

is similar but usually used for mutual mating rather than planned program
to cross-fertilize
vsto hybridize
  • Specialized
7.2

To mix pollen from two different plants to make new kinds

emphasizes producing mixed offspring by planned breeding across species and genera

How Mixed

to fuse
44 3.9
to hybridize
  • Specialized
3 7.0
to mix
416 1.0

Surface Forms

hybridize infinitive
hybridized past
hybridized past participle
hybridizing present participle
hybridizes third person singular

Morphology

hybridize = hybrid (transparent) = hybrid + ize

Formed with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or subject to', so the meaning 'to make or produce hybrids' is directly derived from 'hybrid'.

Etymology

The word hybridize comes from hybrid, which came from an old Latin word for a 'mixed offspring'. The ending -ize means 'to make', so to hybridize is to 'make a mix' of two different breeds or species to produce a new plant or animal.