mongrelize

[ muhng-gruh-lahyz, mong- ]

verb (used with object)

, mon·grel·ized, mon·grel·iz·ing.

1. to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
2. to mix the kinds, classes, types, characters, or sources of origin of (people, animals, or things).
3. to make debased or impure:

   The French they speak is mongrelized.

mongrelize

/ ˈmʌŋɡrəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to make mixed or mongrel in breed, race, character, kind, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈmongrelˌizer, noun
• ˌmongreliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• mongrel·i·zation noun
• mongrel·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mongrelize¹

First recorded in 1620–30; mongrel + -ize

Related Words

• crossbreed
• hybridize
• interbreed
• mix