hybridize
hybridize Lexical Profile
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• verb
To crossbreed individuals of two different species, breeds, or varieties to produce a hybrid, or to undergo such crossbreeding.
"Botanists often hybridize different varieties of wheat to develop crops that are more resistant to drought."
To combine two or more distinct elements, styles, technologies, or systems to create a composite form.
"The composer sought to hybridize classical orchestral arrangements with traditional folk melodies."
To bind or anneal complementary single strands of DNA or RNA to form a double-stranded molecule (in molecular biology), or to combine atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals (in chemistry).
"During the assay, the fluorescently labeled DNA probe will hybridize only to its complementary target sequence."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from the noun 'hybrid' (derived from Latin 'hybrida', originally referring to the offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar) combined with the verbal suffix '-ize'.