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mongrelize

mongrelize verb: to cross-breed an animal.

Verb

mongrelize (third-person singular simple present mongrelizes, present participle mongrelizing, simple past and past participle mongrelized)

  1. To cross-breed an animal
    • To mongrelize a dog
  2. To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object.
  3. (derogatory, offensive) To become ethnically mixed.

Forms of mongrelize

third-person singular presentmongrelizes
present participlemongrelizing
past participlemongrelized
pastmongrelized
alternative formmongrelise

Origin of mongrelize

From mongrel + -ize.

Questions about mongrelize

What does mongrelize mean?
Mongrelize means to cross-breed an animal.
What part of speech is mongrelize?
Mongrelize is a verb.
What is the past tense of mongrelize?
The past tense of mongrelize is mongrelized.

Words near mongrelize in the dictionary

  1. mongrelism
  2. mongrelisms
  3. mongrelity
  4. mongrelization
  5. mongrelizations
  6. mongrelize
  7. mongrelized
  8. mongrelizes
  9. mongrelizing
  10. mongrellish
  11. mongrelly

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