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miscegenate

verb

Etymology

Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Definitions

  1. To mix or blend.

  2. To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.

    • Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.

  3. A person born as a result of miscegenation.

    • The other [house was] that of ‘the Thompsons’, an ubiquitous and energetic band of half-breeds—miscegenates of mingled Indian, Negro or gypsy blood.

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Derived

miscegenator, unmiscegenated

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