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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mongrelize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mon-gre-lize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cross-breed an animal

verb

To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object.

verb

To become ethnically mixed.

Derogatory; Offensive

Example Sentences

  • "To mongrelize a dog"

Etymology

Etymology tree English mongrel 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 mongrelize From mongrel + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mongrelizes (present, singular) mongrelizing (participle, present) mongrelized (participle, past) mongrelized (past) mongrelise (alternative)

Synonyms

mongrelise

Questions

What does mongrelize mean?
To cross-breed an animal
Where does mongrelize come from?
Etymology tree English mongrel 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 mongrelize From mongrel + -ize.

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