mongrelize

[ muhng-gruh-lahyz, mong- ]

/ ˈmʌŋ grəˌlaɪz, ˈmɒŋ- /

to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.

to mix the kinds, classes, types, characters, or sources of origin of (people, animals, or things).

to make debased or impure: The French they speak is mongrelized.

Also especially British, mon·grel·ise.

Origin of mongrelize

First recorded in 1620–30; mongrel + -ize

mon·grel·i·za·tion, noun mon·grel·iz·er, noun

mongolic, mongolism, mongoloid, mongoose, mongrel, mongrelize, mongst, mongu, monial, monic, monica

mongrelize

/ (ˈmʌŋɡrəˌlaɪz) /

(tr) to make mixed or mongrel in breed, race, character, kind, etc

mongrelization or mongrelisation, noun mongrelizer or mongreliser, noun