as in types
                                      
              
          
                                                      a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common                                       
              
                             some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in reproduces
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring forth offspring                                       
              
                             rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in fosters
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring to maturity through care and education                                       
              
                             he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in causes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)                                       
              
                             this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in sleeps
                                                
              
          
                                                      to engage in sexual intercourse                                       
              
                             cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in plants
                                                
              
          
                                                      to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set                                       
              
                             parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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