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overbreed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-breed
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To breed excessively.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English breed English overbreed From over- + breed.

Inflected Forms

overbreeds (present, singular) overbreeding (participle, present) overbred (participle, past) overbred (past)

Rhymes With

need read lead speed agreed spread indeed port said feed we'd seed succeed

Questions

What does overbreed mean?
To breed excessively.
Where does overbreed come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English breed English overbreed From over- + breed.

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