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Unbreed

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The mutt, considered as a breed in its own right.

    "They are a generic, a noname animal, the unbreed, one of a kind, and in these days of mass-produced merchandise, of branding run rampant, the mutt's uniqueness is a priceless commodity."

Verb
  1. 1
    To undo breeding or its effects.

    "We cannot unbreed the child and reconstitute his genes in a happier combination."

  2. 2
    To cause to become extinct through insufficient fertility.

    "(No, I don't think the human species will unbreed itself out of existence.)"

  3. 3
    To unmake or destroy. figuratively

    "In the 1970s it was different, and there was no feasible Shihāb to hold the ring and unbreed suspicion."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + breed.

Etymology 2

From un- + breed.

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