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inbreed

inbreed verb: to breed or reproduce with those that are related.

Verb

inbreed (third-person singular simple present inbreeds, present participle inbreeding, simple past and past participle inbred)

  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 of inbreed

third-person singular presentinbreeds
present participleinbreeding
past participleinbred
pastinbred
alternative formimbreed

Origin of inbreed

From in- + breed.

Words formed from inbreed

Questions about inbreed

What does inbreed mean?
Inbreed means to breed or reproduce with those that are related.
What part of speech is inbreed?
Inbreed is a verb.
What is the past tense of inbreed?
The past tense of inbreed is inbred.

Words near inbreed in the dictionary

  1. inbreathings
  2. inbreaths
  3. inbred
  4. inbredness
  5. inbreds
  6. inbreed
  7. inbreeded
  8. inbreeder
  9. inbreeders
  10. inbreeding
  11. inbreeding depression

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