"overbreed" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overbreeds [present, singular, third-person], overbreeding [participle, present], overbred [participle, past], overbred [past]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: over- + breed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|breed}} over- + breed Head templates: {{en-verb|overbreeds|overbreeding|overbred}} overbreed (third-person singular simple present overbreeds, present participle overbreeding, simple past and past participle overbred)
  1. To breed excessively.
    Sense id: en-overbreed-en-verb-jYKbY-GM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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