to produce offspring through sexual relations outside a particular family or tribe
2.
to breed (animals that are not closely related) or (of such animals) to be bred
Derived forms
outbreeding (ˌoutˈbreeding)
noun
outbreed in American English
(ˌautˈbrid)
transitive verbWord forms: -bred, -breeding
to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety
Word origin
[out- + breed]out- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate)
Examples of 'outbreed' in a sentence
outbreed
They outcompete, outperform and outbreed the local population, forcing them into ever-shrinking ghettos.