miscegenate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin misceō (“mix”) + genus (“race”). Backformation of miscegenation.
Verb[edit]
miscegenate (third-person singular simple present miscegenates, present participle miscegenating, simple past and past participle miscegenated)
- To mix or blend.
- To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.
- 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:
- Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.