Miscegenate

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person born as a result of miscegenation.

    "The other [house was] that of ‘the Thompsons’, an ubiquitous and energetic band of half-breeds—miscegenates of mingled Indian, Negro or gypsy blood."

Verb
  1. 1
    To mix or blend.
  2. 2
    marry or cohabit with a person of another race wordnet
  3. 3
    To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.

    "Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals."

Synonyms

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be made onebe splicedbecome onecontract matrimonycouplecross

Example

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"Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals."

Etymology

Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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