Unbreed
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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."
- 1 To undo breeding or its effects.
"We cannot unbreed the child and reconstitute his genes in a happier combination."
- 2 To cause to become extinct through insufficient fertility.
"(No, I don't think the human species will unbreed itself out of existence.)"
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From un- + breed.
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