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breed up

breed up verb: to educate; to instruct; to bring up.

Verb

breed up (third-person singular simple present breeds up, present participle breeding up, simple past and past participle bred up)

  1. (transitive) To educate; to instruct; to bring up.

Forms of breed up

third-person singular presentbreeds up
present participlebreeding up
past participlebred up
pastbred up

Questions about breed up

What does breed up mean?
Breed up means to educate; to instruct; to bring up.
What part of speech is breed up?
Breed up is a verb.
What is the past tense of breed up?
The past tense of breed up is bred up.

Words near breed up in the dictionary

  1. breed
  2. breed in and in
  3. breed in the bone
  4. breed like rabbits
  5. breed true
  6. breed up
  7. breedability
  8. breedable
  9. breedbate
  10. breedbates
  11. breede

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