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MONGRELIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to become a mongrel

Example:

mongrelized dogs

Synonyms:

mongrelise; mongrelize

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "mongrelize" is one way to...):

breed (cause to procreate (animals))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

mongrel (an inferior dog or one of mixed breed)

mongrel (derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin)

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