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inbreed en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰroh₁tús Proto-Germanic *brōduz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan Old English brēdan Middle English breden English breed English inbreed From in- + breed.

Meanings

  1. To breed or reproduce with those that are related.
  2. To breed with those that share common traits or qualities.
  3. To produce or generate within.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
inbred Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
inbred Tense=Past lexicographic
inbreeding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
imbreed alternative lexicographic
inbreeds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

inbreeder

Relateds

inbred