Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscegenate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ce-genate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mix or blend.

verb

To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.

noun

A person born as a result of miscegenation.

Example Sentences

"Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals."
"The other [house was] that of ‘the Thompsons’, an ubiquitous and energetic band of half-breeds—miscegenates of mingled Indian, Negro or gypsy blood."

Etymology

Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

miscegenates (present, singular) miscegenating (participle, present) miscegenated (participle, past) miscegenated (past) miscegenates (plural)

Derived Forms

miscegenator unmiscegenated

Frequently Paired Words

antimiscegenation miscegenation

Questions

What does miscegenate mean?: To mix or blend.
Where does miscegenate come from?: Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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