mongrelizing
Blending diverse lineages
Mongrelizing means mixing what was supposedly pure—usually applied to race, breed, or culture.
The term carries the negative connotations of mongrel (a dog of mixed or unknown ancestry) and implies that mixing degrades quality.
It appears in racist discourse about interracial marriage and in broader contexts about cultural dilution: He railed against forces mongrelizing the nation's heritage.
The word betrays the speaker's belief in racial or cultural purity.
Breeding unlike organisms together
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- amalgamatingUniting into a whole
fusing · melding · intermixing · combining · merging · coalescing · intermingling · commingling
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- diversifyingIncreasing variety within
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
eclecticism · heterogeneity · creolization · syncretism · fusion · melange · mosaic · patchwork
hybridizing
Breeding unlike organisms together
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- blendingCombining into uniformity
amalgamating · fusing · melding · intermixing · combining · merging · coalescing · intermingling · commingling · admixing
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- diversifyingIncreasing variety within
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
multiculturalism · eclecticism · heterogeneity · creolization · syncretism · fusion · melange · mosaic · patchwork · inclusivity
crossbred
Mixed genetic heritage
lineage · heritage · progeny · offspring · breeds · canine · feline · equine · bovine · mutt
mongrelizingpurifying
Removing unwanted substances
selective breeding · inbreeding · standardizing · isolating · refining
mongrelizingpurifying
Removing unwanted substances
segregating · separating · preserving · isolating · homogenizing