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breed vs hybridize

hybridize vs breed

breed is a noun but hybridize is not a noun.

breed and hybridize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
breed Yes No Yes No
hybridize No No Yes No
As verbs, hybridize is a hyponym of breed; that is, hybridize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breed:
  • breed: cause to procreate (animals)
  • hybridize: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Other hyponyms of breed include mongrelise, mongrelize, cross, crossbreed, hybridise, interbreed.
breed (noun) hybridize (noun)
a special type
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
breed (verb) hybridize (verb)
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
copulate with a female, used especially of horses
cause to procreate (animals)
call forth
Difference between breed and hybridize

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