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breed  (brd)

v. bred (brd), breed·ing, breeds

v.tr.

1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.

2. To bring about; engender: "Admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy" Jonathan Alter.

3.

a. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection: breed cattle.

b. To develop new or improved strains in (organisms), chiefly through controlled mating and selection of offspring for desirable traits.

c. To inseminate or impregnate; mate with.

4. To rear or train; bring up: a writer who was bred in a seafaring culture.

5. To be the place of origin of: Austria breeds great skiers.

6. To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.

v.intr.

1. To produce offspring.

2. To copulate; mate.

3. To originate and develop: Mischief breeds in bored minds.

n.

1. A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.

2. A kind; a sort: a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer.

3. Offensive A person of mixed racial descent; a half-breed.

Idioms:

breed a scab/scabs on (one's) nose Regional

To stir up trouble for oneself.

breed up a storm New England

To become cloudy.

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[Middle English breden, from Old English brdan; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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breed

Verb

[breeding, bred]

1. to produce new or improved strains of (domestic animals and plants)

2. to produce or cause to produce by mating

3. to bear (offspring)

4. to bring up; raise: she was city bred

5. to produce or be produced: the agreement bred confidence between the two

Noun

1. a group of animals, esp. domestic animals, within a species, that have certain clearly defined characteristics

2. a kind, sort, or group: he was a gentleman, a breed not greatly admired

3. a lineage or race [Old English brēdan]

breeder n

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breed  (brd)

Verb

1. To produce or reproduce by giving birth or hatching.

2. 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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Breed a race or variety of animals; a class, sort, or kind of men, things, or qualities; a number produced at one time. See also brood.

Examples: breed of bees [a brood], 1580; of duckling, 1802; of thinkers; of wits, 1588.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breed - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" strain, stock animal group - a group of animals variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively) pedigree - line of descent of a purebred animal species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
	2.	breed - a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
Verb	1.	breed - call forth engender, spawn cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	2.	breed - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" cover animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
	3.	breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" mongrelise, mongrelize - cause to become a mongrel; "mongrelized dogs" crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
	4.	breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" multiply procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" pullulate - breed freely and abundantly

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breed

noun 1. variety, race, stock, type, species, strain, pedigree

noun 2. kind, sort, type, variety, brand, stamp

verb 3. rear, tend, keep, raise, maintain, farm, look after, care for, bring up, nurture, nourish

verb 4. reproduce, multiply, propagate, procreate, produce offspring, bear young, bring forth young, generate offspring, beget offspring, develop

verb 5. produce, cause, create, occasion, generate, bring about, arouse, originate, give rise to, stir up

Translations

breed [briːd] vb [pt, pp bred] [brɛd]

vt → criar;

(fig) [+ hate, suspicion]; crear, engendrar

vi → reproducirse, procrear

n → raza, casta

breed [briːd] [bred , pt , pp ] [brɛd] vt → élever, faire l'élevage de (fig) [+ hate, suspicion]; engendrer

vi → se reproduire

n → race f, variété f

breed [briːd] [bred , pt, pp ] vt → züchten (fig) (give rise to) → erzeugen: : (hate, suspicion) → hervorrufen

vi → Junge pl haben

n → Rasse f;

(type, class) → Art f

breed [briːd] vb [pt bred, pp ] [brɛd]

vt → allevare;

(fig) [+ hate, suspicion]; generare, provocare

vi → riprodursi

n → razza, varietà f inv

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breed

v breed [briːd]

1 to produce young Rabbits breed often.voortplant, aanteelيلدраждамrodit, mít mladéyngle; formere sig; parre siggebärenγεννώ, αναπαράγομαιcriar, reproducirsesigimaبچه آوردن؛ تولید مثل کردنlisääntyäse reproduireלְהִזדָווֵגपैदा करनाrazmnožavati senemz, utódot hoz létre, ellikberanakauka kyn sittriprodursi, figliare子を産む새끼를 낳다turėti jauniklių, daugintisvairotiesbakazich voortplantenyngle, formere segrozmnażać sięreproduzir-sea se reproduceразмножатьсяrozmnožovať sarazmnoževati seimati mladeföröka sigให้กำเนิดyavrulamak, üremek繁殖народжувати; висиджувати (пташенят)نسل کشی کرناsinh sản繁殖

2 to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young I breed dogs and sell them as pets.teelيُنتج، يربي حيواناتвъдяchovatopdrættezüchtenεκτρέφω, μεγαλώνω (για ζώα)criartõuloomi kasvatamaپرورش حیواناتkasvattaaéleverלְגָדֵלप्रजनन के लिए पशु रखनाuzgajatitenyésztmenangkarkan, membiakkanræktaallevare飼育する사육하다auginti, veistiaudzēt (dzīvniekus)membiakkwekenavle, oppdrettehodowaćcriara creşteразводитьchovaťgojitiuzgajatiföda upp, avlaเพาะพันธุ์yetiştirmek, beslemek養育виводити; розводитиنسل کشی کے لئے جانور رکھناgây giống养育

n

a type, variety or species (of animal) a breed of dog.ras, soortسلالة، نوع، نسلпородаrasaracedie Rasseράτσα, ποικιλία ζώουrazatõugگونه؛ نژادroturaceגֶזָעनस्लpasminafajtajenis binatangkyn, tegundrazza, tipo品種품종veislė(dzīvnieku) šķirne; sugajenisrasraserasaraçarasăпородаrasapasmarasaras, sortพันธุ์cins, tür, soy品種порода; плем'яنسلnòi giống品种

adj bred [bred]

(often as part of a word)

1 (of people) brought up in a certain way or place a well-bred young lady; American born and bred.opgevoedمُربّـىотгледан по определен начинvychovanývelopdragenerzogenαναθρεμμένος με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.)educado; criadokasvatatudبه دنیا امده و پرورش یافتۀ جایی مشخصkasvatettuélevéמְחוּנַךलालन-पालनodgojneveltmendidikborinn og barnfæddur, uppalinneducato～育ちの...하게 자란išauklėtas, išaugintasaudzinātsmembesaropgevoed, grootgebrachtoppdrattwychowanyeducadocrescutвоспитанныйvychovanývzgojenodgojenfostradถูกเลี้ยงดูyetiştirilmiş, eğitilmiş教養вихованийمخصوص اٹھان کے حاملgiáo dục教养

2 (of animals) brought up or reared in a certain way a pure-bred dog.grootgemaak, opgeleiمُربّـىотгледан по определен начинčistokrevnýopdrættetgezüchtetπου έχει εκτραφεί με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.)de razatõuguتربیت شده؛ اصیلrotuinende raceגִזְעִיखास तरह से पाला हुआ पशुuzgojtenyésztetthasil tangkaran(hrein)ræktaðurdi razza～品種の...하게 사육된veislėsaudzētspembiakan bakagefoktoppdratt; (rein)raset (hund)... rasyde raçade rasăвыведенныйčistokrvnýčistokrvenistreniranras-, -rasigเลี้ยงüretilmiş養育вигодованийمخصوص نسل کےnuôi dưỡng养育

n ˈbreeding

education and training; good manners a man of good breeding.goeie maniere, welgemanierdheidتَرْبِيَه، تَهْذيبвъзпитаниеzpůsoby, vychovánídannelse; gode manererdas Benehmenανατροφή, διαπαιδαγώγησηeducación, modaleskasvatusخوش برخورد؛ با اصالتkasvatuséducationחִינוּךउच्चवंशodgojnevelésdidikanuppeldi; siðuneducazione育ち양육, 예절auklėjimasaudzināšana; audzēšanadidikanopvoedingdannelse, gode manererwychowanieeducaçãoeducaţieвоспитанностьvýchovavzgojaodgojgod uppfostranมีการศึกษาและมารยาทดีyetişme教養виховання; вихованістьپرورش ، تربیتcó giáo dục教养