inbreed

(inbrēd′)

transitive verb inbred, inbreeding

  1. Rare to form or develop within
  2. to breed by continual mating of individuals of the same or closely related stocks

intransitive verb

  1. to engage in such breeding
  2. to become too refined, effete, etc. as the result of arbitrarily narrow social or cultural association

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See inbreed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·bred (-brĕdˈ), in·breed·ing, in·breeds
  1. To breed by the continued mating of closely related individuals, especially to preserve desirable traits in a stock.
  2. To breed or develop within; engender.

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  • inˈbreedˌer noun

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