Breed

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to produce (offspring); procreate; engender. 1.2 to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce 1.3 Horticulture . 1.4 to raise (cattle, sheep, etc.) 1.5 to cause or be the source of; engender; give rise to 1.6 to develop by training or education; bring up; rear 1.7 Energy . to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor. 1.8 to impregnate; mate 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to produce offspring 2.2 to be engendered or produced; grow; develop 2.3 to cause the birth of young, as in raising stock. 2.4 to be pregnant. 3 Noun 3.1 Genetics . a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans. 3.2 lineage; stock; strain 3.3 sort; kind; group 3.4 Offensive . half-breed ( def. 2 ) . 4 Antonyms 4.1 verb 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun 5.2 verb

Verb (used with object)

to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.

to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce

Ten mice were bred in the laboratory.

Horticulture .

to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination.

to improve by controlled pollination and selection.

to raise (cattle, sheep, etc.)

He breeds longhorns on the ranch.

to cause or be the source of; engender; give rise to

Dirt breeds disease. Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.

to develop by training or education; bring up; rear

He was born and bred a gentleman.

Energy . to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor.

to impregnate; mate

Breed a strong mare with a fast stallion and hope for a Derby winner.

Verb (used without object)

to produce offspring

Many animals breed in the spring.

to be engendered or produced; grow; develop

Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.

to cause the birth of young, as in raising stock.

to be pregnant.

Noun

Genetics . a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.

lineage; stock; strain

She comes from a fine breed of people.

sort; kind; group

Scholars are a quiet breed.

Offensive . half-breed ( def. 2 ) .

Antonyms

verb

not produce

Synonyms

noun

brand , character , extraction , family , feather , genus , ilk , likes , line , lineage , lot , nature , number , pedigree , progeny , race , sort , species , stamp , stock , strain , stripe , type , variety , cast , description , manner , mold , order , class , eugenics , genetic engineering , hybrid , kind , mestizo , metis , mongrel , mulatto , pullulation

verb

bear , beget , bring about , bring forth , cause , create , deliver , engender , give birth to , give rise to , hatch , impregnate , induce , make , multiply , originate , procreate , produce , progenerate , propagate , reproduce , bring up , cultivate , develop , discipline , educate , foster , instruct , nourish , rear , increase , proliferate , spawn , get , sire , father , parent , raise , class , conceive and bear , family , generate , ilk , kind , lineage , lot , nurture , occasion , offspring , pullulate , species , stock , strain , train , type , variety