miscegenate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin misceō (mix) + genus (race). Backformation of miscegenation.

Verb

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miscegenate (third-person singular simple present miscegenates, present participle miscegenating, simple past and past participle miscegenated)

  1. To mix or blend.
  2. To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.
    • 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:
      Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.
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