unbreed

noun

Etymology

From un- + breed.

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

Definitions

  1. The mutt, considered as a breed in its own right.

    • They are a generic, a noname animal, the unbreed, one of a kind, and in these days of mass-produced merchandise, of branding run rampant, the mutt's uniqueness is a priceless commodity.
  2. To undo breeding or its effects.

    • We cannot unbreed the child and reconstitute his genes in a happier combination.
    • "That's what they were bred for and you just can't unbreed that kind of stuff in an animal overnight," Ellis said.
  3. To cause to become extinct through insufficient fertility.

    • (No, I don't think the human species will unbreed itself out of existence.)
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To unmake or destroy.

      • In the 1970s it was different, and there was no feasible Shihāb to hold the ring and unbreed suspicion.

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