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   breed

   /briːd/

   verb

   • 1. (of animals) mate and then produce offspring: "toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed" Similar reproduceproduce offspringprocreatebear youngmultiplypropagatemateliterary:beget offspring
   • ▪ cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way: "bitches may not be bred from more than once a year"
   • ▪ develop (a variety of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality: "these horses are bred for this sport" Similar rearraisenurture
   • ▪ rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way or have certain qualities: "I was raised in an artistic household and bred to be a musician" Similar bring uprearraisenurtureeducateteachtrain
   • ▪ produce or lead to (something) over a period of time: "success had bred a certain arrogance" Similar causebring aboutgive rise tolead tocreateproducegeneratespawnfosteroccasionmake forresult inarousestir upliterary:beget
   • ▪ create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction.

   noun

   • 1. a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection: "the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers" Similar varietystockstrainlinefamilytypekindsortclass
   • ▪ a sort or kind of person or thing: "a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being" Similar typekindsortvarietyclassgenregenusordercalibrebrandgenerationvintageinformal:stripe

   Word Origin Old Englishbrēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood.

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   The meaning of BREED is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. How to use breed in a sentence.

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   BREED definition: 1. to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way: 2. (of animals…. Learn more.

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   A group of organisms having common ancestors and sharing certain traits that are not shared with other members of the same species. Breeds are usually produced by mating selected parents.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › breedBreed - definition of breed by The Free Dictionary

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   To raise animals or plants, often to produce new or improved types: breed a new type of corn. Noun. A group of organisms having common ancestors and sharing certain traits that are not shared with other members of the same species. Breeds are usually produced by mating selected parents.

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   To breed is to have babies, whether you’re a human or a hermit crab. A breed is also a specific type of a domesticated species, like a poodle or Great Dane.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbreed verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of breed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBREED definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.

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   verb (used without object), bred, breed·ing. to produce offspring: Many animals breed in the spring. to be engendered or produced; grow; develop: Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBREED | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    BREED meaning: 1. a type of dog, sheep, pig, etc: 2. a type of person or thing: 3. If animals breed, they…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBREED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    verb. uk/briːd/uspast tense and past participlebred/bred/ [ I ] If animals breed, they produce young animals. breed chickens/horses/rabbits, etc. B2. to keep animals in order to produce young animals. breed contempt/ignorance, etc. to cause something to develop, especially something bad.