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hybridize

/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
hy-bridize
IPA
/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form a mixture of any kind.

verb

To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids.

Transitive verb

verb

To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages.

Transitive verb

verb

To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals.

verb

To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hybrid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English hybridize From hybrid + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hybridizes (present, singular) hybridizing (participle, present) hybridized (participle, past) hybridized (past) hybridise (alternative)

Derived Forms

autohybridize cohybridize crosshybridize dehybridize hybridizability hybridizable hybridizer mishybridize nonhybridized posthybridized prehybridize rehybridize

Synonyms

crossbreed cross hybridise interbreed

Questions

How do you pronounce hybridize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/.
What does hybridize mean?
To form a mixture of any kind.
Where does hybridize come from?
Etymology tree English hybrid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English hybridize From hybrid + -ize.

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