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单词 breed
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breed

[ breed ]
/ brid /
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verb (used with object), bred, breed·ing.

verb (used without object), bred, breed·ing.

noun

Origin of breed

before 1000; Middle English breden,Old English brēdan to nourish (cognate with Old High German bruotan,German brüten); noun use from 16th century

SYNONYMS FOR breed

1, 2 beget, bear, generate.
5 promote, occasion, foster, produce, induce, develop.
14 family, pedigree, line.
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OTHER WORDS FROM breed

breed·a·ble, adjectiveo·ver·breed, verb (used with object), o·ver·bred, o·ver·breed·ing.re·breed, verb, re·bred, re·breed·ing.subbreed, noun

Words nearby breed

breeching, breechless, breechloader, breechloading, breech presentation, breed, breeder, breeder reactor, breeding, breeding ground, breed of cat
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British Dictionary definitions for breed

breed
/ (briːd) /

verb breeds, breeding or bred

noun

Word Origin for breed

Old English brēdan, of Germanic origin; related to brood
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Idioms and Phrases with breed

breed

see familiarity breeds contempt.

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Scientific definitions for breed

breed
[ brēd ]

Verb

To produce or reproduce by giving birth or hatching.
To raise animals or plants, often to produce new or improved types.

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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