also Brit  hy*brid*ise  vb, -ized  also Brit  -ised  -iz*ing  also Brit  -is*ing vt  :  to cause to interbreed or combine so as to produce hybrids < two species>  <fuse and somatic cells of two different species>  < two DNAs>  vi  :  to produce hybrids hy*brid*iza*tion also Brit  hy*brid*isa*tion  n hy*brid*iz*er also Brit  hy*brid*is*er  n 
 
 
 
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