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hybridize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hy·brid·ize (also hybridise British English) /ˈhaɪbrədaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] technical  to form a new type of plant or animal from two existing types, so that the new type has some qualities from each of the other types (使)杂交 SYN crossbreedhybridization /ˌhaɪbrədaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -də-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
hybridizeThe membranes were then hybridized by standard procedures for 16 hours at 42°C, using the biotinylated cDNA probe.Wheat descends from three grasses that hybridized on the Anatolian steppes.The hybridizing scenario would suggest that all the forests of the continent may suddenly be at risk.Moreover, some type C strains having lost the capacity to produce beta-toxin failed to hybridize with the IS1151 probe.
hy·brid·ize verbChineseSyllable
new form to a or Corpus type animal two from plant of


hybridize
hybridize (also hybridise British English) /ˈhaɪbrədaɪz, ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive] technical
to form a new type of plant or animal from two existing types, so that the new type has some qualities from each of the other types
   SYN  crossbreed
—hybridization /ˌhaɪbrədaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -də-/ noun [uncountable]


hy·brid·ize (BrE also hy·brid·ise) BrE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they hybridize BrE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it hybridizes BrE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple hybridized BrE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzd/ 🔊past participle hybridized BrE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form hybridizing BrE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (specialist) if an animal or a plant hybridizes or is hybridized with an animal or a plant of another species, they join together to produce a hybrid (使)产生杂交品种,杂交 hy·brid·iza·tion, hy·brid·isa·tion BrE /ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhaɪbrɪdəˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]