mongrelize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mongrel +‎ -ize.

Verb

mongrelize (third-person singular simple present mongrelizes, present participle mongrelizing, simple past and past participle mongrelized)

  1. To cross-breed an animal
    To mongrelize a dog
  2. To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object.
  3. (derogatory, offensive, of a person) To become ethnically mixed.
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