mon|grel|ize

mon|grel|ize
mon|grel|ize «MUHNG gruh lyz, MONG-», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
to mix various elements, especially the characteristics of racial groups, supposedly to the injury of a dominant group of people (used in an unfriendly way).
mon´grel|i|za´tion, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • mon´grel|i|za´tion — mon|grel|ize «MUHNG gruh lyz, MONG », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to mix various elements, especially the characteristics of racial groups, supposedly to the injury of a dominant group of people (used in an unfriendly way). –mon´grel|i|za´tion …   Useful english dictionary

  • mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

  • grel — mon·grel·ism; mon·grel·iza·tion; mon·grel·ize; mon·grel·ly; mon·grel·ness; mon·grel; lan·grel; min·grel; mon·grel·iz·er; …   English syllables

  • ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

  • mongrelize — mon·grel·ize …   English syllables

  • mongrelize — mon•grel•ize [[t]ˈmʌŋ grəˌlaɪz, ˈmɒŋ [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) zool. bot to subject to crossbreeding 2) to make debased or impure • Etymology: 1620–30 mon grel•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Mongrelize — Mon grel*ize, v. t. & i. To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”