to mongrelize

Examples

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• They knew only too well, friends, that the quicker way to cripple a country is to mongrelize it.

  The Intruder (1962)

• America wants no more shoals of foreigners cramming her slums, lowering her standards of living, mongrelizing her population, and sowing the seeds of European instability.

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• The breeder decided to mongrelize the dog line in hopes of creating a healthier mixed breed.

• Some advocates argue that intentionally mongrelizing plant species can lead to more resilient crops.

• In an effort to introduce new traits, the scientist began to mongrelize various fruit trees through controlled crossbreeding.

Synonyms

C

to cross

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• Specialized

23 3.9

To breed two different varieties or species to produce offspring

is used when mixing suggests loss of purity or dilution

H

to hybridize

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• Specialized

3 7.0

To cross two different plants or animals to make a new kind

is a broader scientific crossing not necessarily implying impurity or insult

C

to crossbreed

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3 4.6

To make an animal or plant by mating two different kinds

implies loss of purity or a mixed result seen as impure

O

to outbreed

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• Specialized

1 7.2

To breed animals or plants with unrelated ones to increase variation in their genes

emphasizes diversity gain and intentional improvement, not loss of purity

C

to cross-fertilize

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7.2

To mix pollen from two different plants to make new kinds

focuses more on creating a mixed impure result rather than neutral genetic mixing

O

to outcross

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• Specialized

8.0

To breed an animal or plant with one from a different genetic line to increase genetic diversity

usually aims to increase diversity rather than to create impure mixes

Antonyms

P

to purify

30 4.6

To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean

How Mixed

to mongrelize

• Slur

9.9

to crossbreed

3 4.6

to mix

416 1.0

to preserve

496 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology