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   Breed

   /brēd/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of animals) mate and then produce offspring: "toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed" Similar reproduceproduce offspringprocreatebear youngmultiplypropagatemateliterary:beget offspring
   • ▪ cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way: "he wants to see the animals his new stock has been bred from"
   • ▪ develop (a kind of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality: "these horses are bred for this sport" Similar rearraisenurture
   • ▪ rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way or have certain qualities: "I was raised in an artistic household and bred to be a musician" Similar bring uprearraisenurtureeducateteachtrain
   • ▪ cause (something) to happen or occur, typically over a period of time: "success breeds confidence" Similar causebring aboutgive rise tolead tocreateproducegeneratespawnfosteroccasionmake forresult inarousestir upliterary:beget
   • ▪ create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction.

   noun

   • 1. a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection: "the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers" Similar varietystockstrainlinefamilytypekindsortclass
   • ▪ a sort or kind of person or thing: "a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being" Similar typekindsortvarietyclassgenregenusordercaliberbrandgenerationvintageinformal:stripe

   Word Origin Old Englishbrēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood.

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   Jun 6, 2012 · The meaning of BREED is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. How to use breed in a sentence.

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   breed. verb [ I/T ] us / brid / past tense and past participle bred us / bred /. to keep animals or plants for the purpose of producing young animals or plants, often for chosen qualities: [ T ] He bred hogs and cows and sold the meat and dairy products. When animals breed, they reproduce.

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   noun. Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans. lineage; stock; strain: She comes from a fine breed of people. Synonyms: line, pedigree, family. sort; kind; group: Scholars are a quiet breed.

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   To breed is to have babies, whether you’re a human or a hermit crab. A breed is also a specific type of a domesticated species, like a poodle or Great Dane.

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   Synonyms for BREED: type, kind, genre, stripe, sort, variety, species, nature; Antonyms of BREED: abuse, mistreat, ignore, maltreat, neglect, harm, ill-treat, hurt.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbreed verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Check pronunciation: breed. Definition of breed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBREED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way. He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs. [ VERB noun ]

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › breedbreed | meaning of breed in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   breed meaning, definition, what is breed: if animals breed, they mate in order to ...: Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBREED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    BREED definition: 1. a type of dog, sheep, pig, etc: 2. a type of person or thing: 3. If animals breed, they…. Learn more.

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    Breed Definition. To bring forth (offspring) from the womb or hatch (young) from the egg. To bring forth offspring; reproduce. To bring about; engender. To cause to reproduce; raise, esp. by controlled mating. To breed dogs. To produce (plants) by selective pollination.