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 verbsimple past tense and past participle of breed. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bredbread, bredWords nearby bredBreckinridge, Brecknockshire, Brecksville, Brecon, Breconshire, bred, Breda, Breda's disease, brede, bredie, bred-in-the-boneDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bredSecondly, what's with choosing Swift, a 24-year-old born in Pennsylvania and bred in Nashville, to represent NYC? New York Is Taylor Swift’s New Boyfriend|Amy Zimmerman|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEASTDarci Brown, owner of a car dealership in Greenfield, Mass., has bred dogs as a hobby for 30 years. The Sleazy War on the Humane Society|Center for Public Integrity|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTThese exotic animals are kept in small cages and bred over and over again. The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry|Sharon Adarlo|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEASTEven when bred in captivity, Leahy said breeding facilities are often horrendous, resembling factory farming. The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry|Sharon Adarlo|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The modern world has strayed somewhat from fostering the same sense of adventure that bred his youthful imagination. Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places|Nina Strochlic|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEASTLike all good lurchers, she is bred between the greyhound and sheepdog. Poachers and Poaching|John WatsonI tell you what, Mrs. Lathrop, Mr. Weskin has bred this damage idea too deep into this town for any comfort. Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs|Anne WarnerIt has insinuated itself into the church, and bred putrefaction and death among the holy. Select Temperance Tracts|American Tract SocietyThe double recessive, miniature sable, was made up, and males of this stock were bred to wild females (long gray). Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt MorganHere elk and deer are bred, there are abundant hares and rabbits, and also woodcock, grouse and snipe shooting. America, Volume I (of 6)|Joel Cook
British Dictionary definitions for bred
 verbthe past tense and past participle of breednounAustralian derogatory, slang a person who lives in a small remote placeWord Origin for bredsense 2: diminutive form of inbredCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bred
 see born and bred. Also see under breed.The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to bredproduced, raised, cultured, trained, cultivated, refined, educated, propagated, reared, brought up |