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miscegenate en · NOUN

Etymology

Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. A person born as a result of miscegenation.
    • The other [house was] that of ‘the Thompsons’, an ubiquitous and energetic band of half-breeds—miscegenates of mingled Indian, Negro or gypsy blood. 1931, Theodore Dreiser, Dawn:

Forms

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miscegenates Number=Plur lexicographic

miscegenate en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. To mix or blend.
  2. To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.
    • Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals. 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:

Forms

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miscegenates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
miscegenated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
miscegenated Tense=Past lexicographic
miscegenating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

miscegenator · unmiscegenated

Relateds

antimiscegenation · miscegenation