verb
Meaning 1
To cross-breed an animal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- To mongrelize a dog
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mongrelize
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verb
Meaning 2
To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To become ethnically mixed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive
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verb
Meaning 4
cause to become a mongrel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- mongrelized dogs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mongrelise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breed
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English mongrel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mongrelize From mongrel + -ize.