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outbreed

out·breed [ owt brd ] (past and past participle out·bred [ owt bréd ], present participle out·breed·ing, 3rd person present singular out·breeds)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
breed individuals not closely related: to bring together distantly related members of a species in order to breed genetically varied offspring, or reproduce in this way

[Early 20th century. After inbreed]
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