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out⋅breed

  [out-breed]
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–verb (used with object), -bred, -breed⋅ing.
to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.
Origin:
out- + breed
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out·breed   (out'brēd')   
tr.v.   out·bred (-brěd'), out·breed·ing, out·breeds
To subject to outbreeding.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: out·bred
Pronunciation: 'aut-"bred
Function: adjective
: subjected to or produced by outbreeding

Main Entry: out·breed
Pronunciation: -'brEd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: out·bred /-'bred/;out·breed·ing /-'brEd-i[ng]/
1 : to subject to outbreeding
2 : to increase in numbers faster than the increase in (a resourceor a competing population) outbreed their food supply>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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