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(of a person or animal) Reared or brought up in a specified environment or way
“As Luni rode through town, mounted on his exquisitely bred horse, she decided that life with him might not be so bad.”
Having been caused or generated by (something)
Educated or schooled in a given field
To be given birth to
Having caused or brought about
“Success tends to breed arrogance, and arrogance is extremely dangerous.”
To have acquired something, usually over a period of time
Past tense for to beget or conceive (offspring)
“On the beach, where the sea lions go to breed, it is very crowded.”
Past tense for to engage in coitus
“This is the special place where the wildebeest come to breed.”
Past tense for to raise and nurture (someone or something) as they grow
“She's from the West Coast, and they breed strong women down there.”
Past tense for to educate and train (someone) to behave in a particular way
“Great care was taken of his education, and his Guardian intended to breed him to be a Divine, and being inclined to the way of those then called Puritans.”
Past tense for to sow or place in one's consciousness
“Her enforced seclusion and her retention of the language, dress, and customs of her native land, tend to breed in her children a feeling of superiority and an attitude of disrespect.”
Past tense for to stir up feelings or emotions, typically that translate into action
Past tense for to sow or place in one's consciousness
(with object) Past tense for to cause vegetation or plants to germinate and develop
Past tense for to grow in intensity
Past tense for to tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm
Past tense for to cause to become pregnant through insemination
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