hybridize

verb

hy·brid·ize ˈhī-brə-ˌdīz

hybridized; hybridizing

transitive verb

: to cause to produce hybrids : interbreed

intransitive verb

: to produce hybrids

hybridization

ˌhī-brə-də-ˈzā-shən

noun

hybridizer noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Exacerbating the problem is the bigleaf lupine will hybridize with the wild lupine and outcompete the pure native wild lupine. —

Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023 Antirrhinum species can hybridize rather easily across species barriers. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010 At the forefront of the phenomenon is the sportswear giant Adidas, which has been generous with its famous insignia, inviting mega-brands and superstar designers alike, not to mention skaters and hip-hop impresarios, to twist, turn, and otherwise hybridize the iconic trefoil. —

Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 7 June 2022 These are roses that haven’t been hybridized (cross-bred with other plants). —

Erynn Hassinger, Country Living, 22 Feb. 2023 Another strategy is to hybridize species. —

Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 19 Nov. 2020 Raymond Yoshimura would go on to hybridize several plants, including the Mission Bell azalea that became a popular draw for the nursery, Swanton said. —

Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023 One generation of random mating would generate HWE, but when populations hybridize in realistic scenarios this is not always a plausible assumption. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2012 The infected, who slowly hybridize with the parasites to become more impervious, may well be ineradicable as a species. —

Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2023 See More

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