outbreed

[ out-breed ]

verb (used with object),out·bred, out·breed·ing.

to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.

Origin of outbreed

out- + breed

Words Nearby outbreed

outbond
outbound
outbox
outbrave
outbreak
outbreed
outbreeding
outbuilding
outburst
outcall
outcast

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British Dictionary definitions for outbreed

outbreed

/ (ˌaʊtˈbriːd) /

verb-breeds, -breeding or -bred

(intr) anthropol to produce offspring through sexual relations outside a particular family or tribe
to breed (animals that are not closely related) or (of such animals) to be bred

Derived forms of outbreed

outbreeding, noun

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