Definition of HYBRIDIZE

hybridize

Verb

  • breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
  • To form a mixture of any kind.
  • To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids.
  • To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed.
  • To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages.
  • To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals.
  • To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules.

Origin / Etymology

From hybrid + -ize.

Scrabble Score: 27

hybridize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hybridize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hybridize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

hybridize: valid Words With Friends Word