breed

1 to bring forth offspring

rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated

Synonyms of breed

multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce

Words Related to breed

bear, beget, engender, gender, generate, get, have, mother, parent, produce, sire

hatch, spawn

2 to bring to maturity through care and education

he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain

Synonyms of breed

bring up, foster, nourish, nurse, raise, rear

Words Related to breed

father, mother

attend, care (for), cradle, cultivate, mind, minister (to), nurture, watch

discipline, educate, instruct, mentor, school, teach, train, tutor

edify, enlighten, indoctrinate

feed, provide (for), supply

advance, forward, further, promote

prepare

direct, guide, lead, shepherd, show

Near Antonyms of breed

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat

ignore, neglect

harm, hurt, injure

3 to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment

Synonyms of breed

beget, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Words Related to breed

conduce (to), contribute (to)

decide, determine

begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start

advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

enact, render, turn out

Phrases Synonymous with breed

bring forth, give rise to

Near Antonyms of breed

impede, limit, restrict

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard

can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still

abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

4 to engage in sexual intercourse

cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night

Synonyms of breed

copulate, mate,

Synonyms and Antonyms of breed

WORD OF THE DAY

nuance