"mongrelize" meaning in All languages combined

See mongrelize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: mongrelizes [present, singular, third-person], mongrelizing [participle, present], mongrelized [participle, past], mongrelized [past], mongrelise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English mongrel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mongrelize From mongrel + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mongrel|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English mongrel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mongrelize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mongrelize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="mongrelize"> From mongrel + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} mongrelize (third-person singular simple present mongrelizes, present participle mongrelizing, simple past and past participle mongrelized)
  1. To cross-breed an animal
    Sense id: en-mongrelize-en-verb-F9PEePz3
  2. To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object.
    Sense id: en-mongrelize-en-verb-hPfcM1NW
  3. (derogatory, offensive, of a person) To become ethnically mixed. Tags: derogatory, offensive
    Sense id: en-mongrelize-en-verb-gjjEjWoS Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 14 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 12 15 72 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 12 15 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 30 31 40 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 20 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 11 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 10 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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