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breed

Verb

∙ To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
∙ To give birth to; to be the native place of. transitive
∙ Of animals, to mate.
∙ To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
∙ To arrange the mating of specific animals.
∙ To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.
∙ To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
∙ To yield or result in.
∙ To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth. obsolete, intransitive
∙ To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; sometimes followed by up.
∙ To produce or obtain by any natural process.
∙ To have birth; to be produced or multiplied. intransitive

Noun

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