inbreed

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verb

To breed or reproduce with those that are related.

OriginEnglish breed ← Middle English breden ← Old English brēdan →
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Meanings

verbinbreed (third-person singular simple present inbreeds, present participle inbreeding, simple past and past participle inbred)

present singular third person inbreeds · participle present inbreeding · participle past inbred · past inbred · alternative imbreed

  1. To breed or reproduce with those that are related.
  2. To breed with those that share common traits or qualities.
  3. To produce or generate within.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰroh₁tús
  10. Proto-Germanic*brōduz
  11. Proto-Germanic*brōdijaną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*brōdijan
  13. Old Englishbrēdan
  14. Middle Englishbreden
  15. Englishbreed
  16. Englishinbreed

From in- + breed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Berdinebirdeendebrine
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APA

inbreed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreed

MLA

“inbreed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inbreed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreed.

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