hy|brid|ize

hy|brid|ize
hy|brid|ize «HY bruh dyz», verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
–v.t.
1. to cause to produce hybrids: »

Botanists hybridize different kinds of plants in order to get new varieties.

2. to form in a hybrid manner: »

to hybridize words.

–v.i.
to produce a hybrid or hybrids; cross; interbreed.
hy´brid|i|za´tion, noun.
hy´brid|iz´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hy´brid|iz´er — hy|brid|ize «HY bruh dyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to cause to produce hybrids: »Botanists hybridize different kinds of plants in order to get new varieties. 2. to form in a hybrid manner: »to hybridize words. –v.i. to produce a hybrid or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy´brid|i|za´tion — hy|brid|ize «HY bruh dyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to cause to produce hybrids: »Botanists hybridize different kinds of plants in order to get new varieties. 2. to form in a hybrid manner: »to hybridize words. –v.i. to produce a hybrid or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hybridize — hy·brid·ize …   English syllables

  • hy — hy; hy·a·cinth; hy·a·cin·thi·an; hy·a·cin·thine; hy·a·cin·thus; hy·ae·nan·che; hy·ae·narc·tos; hy·ae·nid; hy·aeni·dae; hy·aeno·don; hy·aeno·don·ti·dae; hy·aeno·don·toid; hy·a·les·cence; hy·a·les·cent; hy·a·lin·iza·tion; hy·a·lin·ize;… …   English syllables

  • hybridize — hy·brid·ize also Brit hy·brid·ise hī brə .dīz vb, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing vt to cause to interbreed or combine so as to produce hybrids <hybridize two species> <fuse and hybridize somatic cells of two different… …   Medical dictionary

  • hybridize — hy•brid•ize [[t]ˈhaɪ brɪˌdaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) gen to cause to produce hybrids; cross 2) gen to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid) 3) gen to produce hybrids 4) gen to cause the production of hybrids by crossing 5) gen to form a… …   From formal English to slang

  • Hybridize — Hy brid*ize, v. i. (Biol.) To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed; to cross. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hybridize — hy|brid|ize also hybridise BrE [ˈhaıbrıdaız] v [I and T] technical to form a new type of plant or animal from two existing types, so that the new type has some qualities from each of the other types >hybridization [ˌhaıbrıdaıˈzeıʃən US də ] n… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • interhybridize — in ter•hy′brid•ize v. i. ized, iz•ing …   From formal English to slang

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