mongrelize: Meaning and Definition of

mon•grel•ize

Pronunciation: (mung'gru-līz", mong'-), [key]
— -ized, -iz•ing.
  1. to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, esp. with one considered inferior.
  2. to mix the kinds, classes, types, characters, or sources of origin of (people, animals, or things).
  3. to make debased or impure: The French they speak is mongrelized.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
mongrel mongst
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