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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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Mature eels then make the journey back to sea to breed.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Female CJ7 and male 022 were the first of two pairs to breed at Poole Harbour as a result of a five-year translocation project which began in 2017.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Kahn’s idea was to breed her to Charlatan, who won the Arkansas Derby and Malibu Stakes for Bob Baffert in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Translation: This is no Prius, but part of a new breed of plug-in hybrid supercars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

What he meant was that we needed to breed more cattle, and I had planned that, at least, from the beginning.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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