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plural unbreeds
The mutt, considered as a breed in its own right. quotations examples
They are a generic, a noname animal, the unbreed, one of a kind, and in these days of mass-produced merchandise, of branding run rampant, the mutt's uniqueness is a priceless commodity.
2005, Julia Szabo, The Underdog: A Celebration of Mutts, Workman Publishing
third-person singular simple present unbreeds, present participle unbreeding, simple past and past participle unbred
To undo breeding or its effects. quotations examples
We cannot unbreed the child and reconstitute his genes in a happier combination.
1967, Sidney W. Bijou, Donald M. Baer, editors, Child Development: Readings in Experimental Analysis, Appleton-Century-Crofts, page 111
"That's what they were bred for and you just can't unbreed that kind of stuff in an animal overnight," Ellis said.
2005 January 24, Tara Brautigam, “Pit bull ban? Owners and officials facing off”, in The Spectator
To cause to become extinct through insufficient fertility. quotations examples
(No, I don't think the human species will unbreed itself out of existence.)
2004, Ben J. Wattenberg, Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future, Ivan R. Dee, page 16
(figurative) To unmake or destroy. quotations examples
In the 1970s it was different, and there was no feasible Shihāb to hold the ring and unbreed suspicion.
1991, Kenneth Craig, The Arab Christian: A History in the Middle East, Westminster/John Knox Press, page 208