Breed

Verb

 * 1) To sexually produce offspring.
 * 2) Of animals, to mate.
 * 3) To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
 * 4) To arrange the mating of specific animals.
 * 5) To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.
 * 6) To make sure that one's young grow up to adulthood.
 * 7) To yield or result in.

Noun

 * 1) All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies eg. a breed of tulip, a breed of animal.
 * 2) A race or lineage.

Adjectives for Breed
ancient; sporting; selective; unsocial; truer; elastic; pure-blooded; reckless; fabulous; recognized; superior; coarser; irritable;voracious.

Verbs for Breed
adhere to—; ally—; characterize—; combine—; cross—; defile—; degenerate—; despise—; develop—; display—; distinguish —; domesticate—; examine—; exhaust—; exhibit—; exterminate—; generate—; improve—; mingle—; mix—; originate—; perpetuate—; preserve—; procreate—; propagate—; recognize—; strain—; —competes for; —overruns.

Adverbs for Breed
prodigiously; intelligently; luxuriantly; delicately; fabulously; superiorly; selectively.

Related terms
breeder; breeding

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