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breeded

breeded is the simple past and past participle of breed.

Meaning of breed

Verb

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

  1. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
    • Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
  2. (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.
    • A pond breeds fish.
  3. To mate.
  4. (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
  5. (often, transitive) To arrange the mating of (specific animals).
    • She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.
  6. To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
    • He tries to breed blue roses.

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Questions about breeded

What is breeded the simple past and past participle of?
Breeded is the simple past and past participle of breed.

Words near breeded in the dictionary

  1. breedability
  2. breedable
  3. breedbate
  4. breedbates
  5. breede
  6. breeded
  7. Breeden
  8. Breedens
  9. breeder
  10. breeder reactor
  11. breeder reactors

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