MONGRELIZE

mongrelize, mongrelise

(verb) cause to become a mongrel; “mongrelized dogs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

mongrelize (third-person singular simple present mongrelizes, present participle mongrelizing, simple past and past participle mongrelized)

To breed a mongrel

To cross-breed

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"grel*ize, v. t. & i.

Definition: To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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