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breed

[breed] / brid /
NOUN
kind, class
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brand strain type variety
STRONG
character extraction family feather genus ilk likes line lineage lot nature number pedigree progeny race sort species stamp stock stripe
VERB
generate, bring into being
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beget create engender give birth to hatch induce multiply produce propagate reproduce
STRONG
bear cause deliver impregnate make originate procreate
WEAK
bring about bring forth give rise to progenerate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy halt kill ruin
WEAK
not produce
VERB
raise, nurture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cultivate develop nourish rear
STRONG
discipline educate foster instruct
WEAK
bring up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon destroy neglect

Example Sentences

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Lemssouguer says he is trying to breed flocks of them so they can be reintroduced to the wild.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“The task of eradicating the soil and conditions that breed corruption is still arduous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Kazan found in both writers more than enough poetry and grit to satisfy the new breed of realistic actor he was showcasing on stage and screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Pop culture seemed ready to welcome back a breed of hitmaker thought lost to time — the sleeve-tatted, throat-shredding hard rock star.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“Yes, well, Apollo is too busy to see to them,” Geryon explained, “so he subcontracts to us. We breed them vigorously because there’s such a demand.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.