mongrelize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cross-breed an animal
    — To mongrelize a dog
  2. To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object.
  3. To become ethnically mixed. derogatory,offensive

词形变化

mongrelizes present,singular,third-person mongrelizing participle,present mongrelized participle,past mongrelized past mongrelise alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English mongrel
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English mongrelize
From mongrel + -ize.
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