hybridize

verb
/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/UK

Etymology

From hybrid + -ize.

  1. borrowed from hybrida
  2. suffixed as hybridize — “hybrid + ize

Definitions

  1. To form a mixture of any kind.

    • Brainstorming methods other than the KJ technique will be mentioned later, but to come up with new ideas, it is easier to merge different ideas, or in other words, to cross-fertilize or hybridize ideas and improve upon them.
  2. To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids.

  3. To produce hybrid offspring

    To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages.

    2. To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals.

    3. To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at hybridize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at hybridize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at hybridize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA