"hybridize" meaning in English

See hybridize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/ [UK] Forms: hybridizes [present, singular, third-person], hybridizing [participle, present], hybridized [participle, past], hybridized [past]
Etymology: From hybrid + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hybrid|ize}} hybrid + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} hybridize (third-person singular simple present hybridizes, present participle hybridizing, simple past and past participle hybridized)
  1. To form a mixture of any kind.
    Sense id: en-hybridize-en-verb-K2b5oo49
  2. (transitive) To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids. Tags: transitive Translations (to cross-breed): кръстосвам (krǎstosvam) (Bulgarian), хибридизирам (hibridiziram) (Bulgarian), hibridar (Catalan), křížit (Czech), whakamomorua (Maori), эрлийзжүүлэх (erliizžüülex) (Mongolian), hibridizar (Portuguese), hibridiza (Romanian), hibridar (Spanish), hibritleştirmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-hybridize-en-verb-6luoCpu0 Disambiguation of 'to cross-breed': 3 65 12 7 10 4
  3. (intransitive) To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hybridize-en-verb-r~Itdwi7
  4. (transitive) To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hybridize-en-verb-zEdgPt-4
  5. (physics) To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-hybridize-en-verb-~3MNoLxT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 6 8 42 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 14 17 9 10 33 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 17 7 8 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 17 7 6 43 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 3 4 45 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 12 12 33 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 15 12 13 33 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 12 11 15 32 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 15 12 13 32 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 11 16 11 12 35 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 18 11 12 32 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 15 12 13 32 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 18 7 8 38 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 15 12 13 32 15 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  6. (biochemistry) To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-hybridize-en-verb-qjjmRmE4 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hybridise [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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