breed
verb (used with object)
to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.
overbreed
-
a word derived from
breed.
Example Sentences
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And if prices have declined, they say, that is because the ban removed an incentive to overbreed horses.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2011
Every five years they overbreed, then they starve to death, and 80% of them die.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2010
He says, waving his fork, that if we continue to overbreed as a species, a new epidemic will arise to redress the balance.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
