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outbreed

verb

Etymology

From out- + breed.

  1. derived from *bʰreh₁-✻ — “warm”
  2. inherited from *brōdijaną✻ — “to brood”
  3. inherited from brēdan
  4. inherited from breden
  5. prefixed as outbreed — “out + breed”

Definitions

  1. To breed from parents not closely related.

  2. To breed more successfully than.

    • Showy peacocks attract more predators, but they outbreed drabber rivals just because peahens adore flashy tails.
    • It was common for conservatives to gloat that they were going to outbreed the left.

  3. An organism bred by parents not closely related.

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