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Definition of "inbreed" [in•breed]

  • To breed by the continued mating of closely related individuals, especially to preserve desirable traits in a stock. (verb-transitive)
  • To breed or develop within; engender. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inbreed" in a sentence
  • "And I've also commented that we tend to "inbreed" as in our department at UVa, since we get thrown together in the offices and work late hours and then all go out together ... things happen."
  • "It is common sense that deer that are allowed to overpopulate any area eventually inbreed until disease and deformation start occurring regularly."
  • "April 22nd, 2010 at 12: 52 pm happydaze10 says: catholic irish inbreed"