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MONGRELIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mongrelize mean?
• MONGRELIZE (verb)
The verb MONGRELIZE has 1 sense:
1. cause to become a mongrel
Familiarity information: MONGRELIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to become a mongrel
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mongrelise; mongrelize
Context example:
mongrelized dogs
Hypernyms (to "mongrelize" is one way to...):
breed (cause to procreate (animals))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
mongrel (an inferior dog or one of mixed breed)
mongrel (derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin)
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