hybridize

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled hybridised and hybridising

US /ˈhaɪbrəˌdaɪz/ UK /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #231589

Meanings

1

verb
to cross genetically different organisms, varieties, or species, or to produce hybrid offspring

Breeders hybridize the two strains to combine disease resistance with higher yield.
2

verb
to combine unlike elements into a mixed or hybrid form

The engineer chose to hybridize electric propulsion with a conventional engine.
3

verb
molecular biology: to bind complementary strands of nucleic acid

Under controlled conditions, the probe will hybridize with its matching DNA sequence.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cross genetically... crossbreed cross

2 verb · to combine unlike elements... blend combine merge

3 verb · molecular biology: to bind... anneal bind

Opposites

separate isolateinbreed

Word family

Derived forms hybridization hybridizer

Related forms hybrid crossbreedintrogressionanneal

Etymology

Formed from hybrid + -ize in the nineteenth century. Its first scientific use concerned producing offspring from unlike parents. The verb later broadened to mixed technologies and, in molecular biology, to the pairing of complementary nucleic-acid strands.

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# hybridize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪbrəˌdaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 231589

## Meanings
1. to cross genetically different organisms, varieties, or species, or to produce hybrid offspring
2. to combine unlike elements into a mixed or hybrid form
3. molecular biology: to bind complementary strands of nucleic acid

## Examples
- Breeders hybridize the two strains to combine disease resistance with higher yield.
- The engineer chose to hybridize electric propulsion with a conventional engine.
- Under controlled conditions, the probe will hybridize with its matching DNA sequence.

## Synonyms
- crossbreed
- cross
- blend
- combine
- anneal

## Antonyms
- separate
- isolate
- inbreed

## Derived Forms
- hybridization
- hybridizer

## Related Forms
- hybrid
- crossbreed
- introgression
- anneal

## Etymology
Formed from hybrid + -ize in the nineteenth century. Its first scientific use concerned producing offspring from unlike parents. The verb later broadened to mixed technologies and, in molecular biology, to the pairing of complementary nucleic-acid strands.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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