verb transverb intrans
to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
to bring (somebody) up
She was born and bred in Somerset
to produce or engender (something)
Despair often breeds violence
to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usu under controlled conditions
to produce or engender
to inculcate (something) by training
We aim to breed good behaviour
to produce (fissile material for use in nuclear reactors or warheads) in a nuclear chain reaction in a breeder reactor
to produce offspring by sexual union
to propagate animals or plants
[Old English brēdan; related to Old English brōd brood1]