outbreed

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verb

To breed from parents not closely related.

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Meanings

verboutbreed (third-person singular simple present outbreeds, present participle outbreeding, simple past and past participle outbred)

present singular third person outbreeds · participle present outbreeding · participle past outbred · past outbred

  1. To breed from parents not closely related.
  2. transitiveTo breed more successfully than.

    It was common for conservatives to gloat that they were going to outbreed the left.

    2021 July 9, Michelle Goldberg, “The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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    Showy peacocks attract more predators, but they outbreed drabber rivals just because peahens adore flashy tails.

    2009 February 22, Lynn Phillips, “Survival of the Hippest”, in New York Times
nounoutbreed (plural outbreeds)

plural outbreeds

  1. An organism bred by parents not closely related.

Origin

From out- + breed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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