hybridize

Combine different varieties

To hybridize is to create a hybrid—crossing two distinct varieties, species, or elements to produce something with characteristics of both.

Plants and animals hybridize through crossbreeding: Farmers hybridized wheat varieties to improve drought resistance.

The term extends beyond biology to any blending of distinct things: The architecture hybridizes classical and modern elements.

blend

mix

Combine different elements

  • combineMerge, or harvesting machine
  • mergeCombine into unity
  • fuseProtective melting wire

meld · amalgamate · integrate · synthesize · intermingle · blend · composite · compound · alloy · splice

crossbreed

cross-pollinate

Fertilize with another variety's pollen

  • pollinateSpread reproductive plant dust
  • graftIllicit political gain
  • breedCultivated variety of animal

mate · cross-fertilize · outcross · backcross · propagate · cultivar · selective breeding · genetics · progeny · offspring

innovate

experiment

Systematic investigation procedure

  • adaptModify for new conditions
  • evolveChange gradually over time
  • engineerTechnical design professional

modify · transform · develop · design · iterate · prototype · remix · mashup · recombine · reinvent

Categories
Opposites
genetic mixing vs. purity

hybridizepurebred

Of single breed ancestry

inbreed · pedigree · speciate · separate · selective breeding

combination vs. separation

hybridizeseparate

To set apart

segregate · isolate · divide · partition · differentiate

Phrases
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hybridization, hybridized, hybridizing, hybridizes, hybridised, hybridise

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