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mongrelize
[ muhng-gruh-lahyz, mong- ]
/ ˈmʌŋ grəˌlaɪz, ˈmɒŋ- /
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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.
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Also especially British, mon·grel·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM mongrelize
mon·grel·i·za·tion, nounmon·grel·iz·er, nounWords nearby mongrelize
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British Dictionary definitions for mongrelize
mongrelize
mongrelise
/ (ˈmʌŋɡrəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make mixed or mongrel in breed, race, character, kind, etc
Derived forms of mongrelize
mongrelization or mongrelisation, nounmongrelizer or mongreliser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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