Definition of hybridize Hybridize

/hajˈbɹʌdajˌz/ - [haybrudayz] - hy•brid•ize

We found 7 definitions of hybridize from 4 different sources.

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British English

hybridise - /hˈa‍ɪbɹɪdˌa‍ɪz/

American English

hybridize - /hajˈbɹʌdajˌz/

What does hybridize mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

hybridize - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
  crossbreed, cross, hybridise, interbreed
  breed have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
  backcross mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hybridize (v. t.)
    To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.

Part of speech

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  • hybridize, verb, present, 1st person singular of hybridize (infinitive).
  • hybridize, verb (infinitive).

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