hybridize
verb
hy·brid·ize
ˈhī-brə-ˌdīz 
hybridized; hybridizing
: to cause to produce hybrids : interbreed
: to produce hybrids
hybridizer
noun
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This garden features many flowers that were hybridized in the 19th century, including tea roses like ‘Isabella Sprunt’ (dating to 1855) and ‘Mlle.
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Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Efforts to hybridize the species are underway in the hope that a cultivar with consistently sweet fruit can be created.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Turf that is not designed or hybridized to thrive in arid conditions like Colorado’s mountains and high plains can need twice as much water in the summer as nature here naturally provides, said bill sponsor Rep. Karen McCormick, a Boulder Democrat.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
Some artists are reviving the genre’s gospel roots, while others are hybridizing the genre with hip-hop.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Efforts to hybridize the species are underway in the hope that a cultivar with consistently sweet fruit can be created.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Turf that is not designed or hybridized to thrive in arid conditions like Colorado’s mountains and high plains can need twice as much water in the summer as nature here naturally provides, said bill sponsor Rep. Karen McCormick, a Boulder Democrat.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
Some artists are reviving the genre’s gospel roots, while others are hybridizing the genre with hip-hop.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Hybridize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hybridize. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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hybridize
verb
hy·brid·ize
ˈhī-brə-ˌdīz
hybridized; hybridizing
: to produce or cause to produce hybrids : interbreed
hybridizer
noun
ˈhī-brə-ˌdī-zər
Medical Definition
hybridize
verb
hy·brid·ize
variants
also British hybridise
hybridized also British hybridised; hybridizing also British hybridising
: to cause to interbreed or combine so as to produce hybrids
hybridize two species
fuse and hybridize somatic cells of two different species
hybridize two DNAs
: to produce hybrids
hybridizer
noun
also British hybridiser
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