ˈhībrə̇ˌdīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: hybrid + -ize
transitive verb
: to cause to produce hybrids : cross , interbreed
laid out ranches … where they could fatten and hybridize their stock — R.A.Billington
intransitive verb
: to produce hybrids
the possibility … that Homo sapiens and Neanderthal were hybridizing in northwest India or central Asia prior to the third interglacial — J.E.Weckler