inbreed Meaning, Definition & Usage

In*breed" transitive verb

Etymology

Cf. Imbreed.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Inbred ; present participle & verbal noun Inbreeding

Definitions

1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.

   To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.

2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.