hybridize
/'haibridaiz/ Cách viết khác : (hybridise) /'haibridaiz/
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A scientist uses a small brush to hybridize two different types of flowers in a greenhouse.
Definition
- Verb:
- To produce offspring from parents of different breeds, varieties, or species: The core meaning of "hybridize" is to cause or allow two different types of animals or plants to breed together, creating a hybrid.
- To combine different elements: In a broader, often figurative sense, "hybridize" can mean to mix or blend distinct things, such as ideas, styles, or technologies.
Usage and Examples
- Verb (Biological Context):
- Scientists hybridize different strains of wheat to develop crops with higher yields.
- The goal is to hybridize the domestic cat with a wild feline species.
- Verb (Figurative/General Context):
- The new architecture hybridizes traditional design with modern materials.
- The musician's style hybridizes jazz and electronic music.
Advanced Usage
- "To hybridize with": This phrasal construction specifies what is being combined.
- This plant can naturally hybridize with a closely related weed.
- Used as a gerund ("hybridizing") or past participle ("hybridized"):
- The process of hybridizing roses is complex.
- We studied a newly hybridized variety of corn.
Variants and Related Words
- Hybrid (n.): The offspring or result produced by hybridizing.
- The mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey.
- Hybridization (n.): The act or process of hybridizing.
- The hybridization of these two cultures created a unique art form.
- Hybridise (v.): British English spelling variant of "hybridize."
Synonyms
- Crossbreed: To breed animals or plants of different types.
- Cross: Often used interchangeably with "hybridize" in biological contexts.
- Interbreed: To breed with each other (can be used for both same and different types).
- Cross-fertilize: To fertilize by the union of gametes from different individuals.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
- Hybridize A with B: A standard construction for describing the combination.
- They successfully hybridized the tomato with a more resilient species.
Related Idioms/Phrases
A scientist uses a small brush to hybridize two different types of flowers in a greenhouse.
Verb
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed