Main Entry: hy·brid·ize

Variant(s): also British hy·brid·ise \ˈhī-brə-ˌdīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): hy·brid·ized also British hy·brid·ised; hy·brid·iz·ing also British hy·brid·is·ing

transitive verb

: to cause to interbreed or combine so as to produce hybrids <hybridize two species> <fuse and hybridize somatic cells of two different species> <hybridize two DNAs>

intransitive verb

: to produce hybrids

—hy·brid·iza·tion also British hy·brid·isa·tion \ˌhī-brəd-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

—hy·brid·iz·er also British hy·brid·is·er noun