mongrelize

[muhng-gruh-lahyz, mong-]

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verb (used with object), mon·grel·ized, mon·grel·iz·ing.

to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.

to mix the kinds, classes, types, characters, or sources of origin of (people, animals, or things).

to make debased or impure: The French they speak is mongrelized.

Also especially British, mon·grel·ise.

Origin of mongrelize

First recorded in 1620–30; mongrel + -ize

Related formsmon·grel·i·za·tion, nounmon·grel·iz·er, noun

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Related Words for mongrelize

mingle, blend, interbreed, crossbreed, mongrelize, cross-fertilize, cross-pollinate, cross-mate, intercross

British Dictionary definitions for mongrelize

mongrelize

mongrelise

verb

(tr) to make mixed or mongrel in breed, race, character, kind, etc

Derived Formsmongrelization or mongrelisation, nounmongrelizer or mongreliser, noun

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