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mongrelise
[
muhng
-gr
uh
-lahyz
,
mong
-
]
mon·grel·ize
/
ˈmʌŋ
grəˌlaɪz
,
ˈmɒŋ-
/
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[
muhng
-gr
uh
-lahyz
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verb (used with object),
-ized,
-iz·ing.
1.
to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
2.
to mix the kinds, classes, types, characters, or sources of origin of (people, animals, or things).
3.
to make debased or impure:
The French they speak is mongrelized.
Also,
especially British
,
mon·grel·ise
.
Origin:
1620–30;
mongrel
+
-ize
Related forms
mon·grel·i·za·tion,
noun
mon·grel·iz·er,
noun
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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World English Dictionary
mongrelize
or
mongrelise
(ˈmʌŋɡrəˌlaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make mixed or mongrel in breed, race, character, kind, etc
mongrelise
or
mongrelise
—
vb
mongreli'zation
or
mongrelise
—
n
mongreli'sation
or
mongrelise
—
n
'mongrelizer
or
mongrelise
—
n
'mongreliser
or
mongrelise
—
n
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