inbreed verb. [ɪn'bri:d] Also imbreed [ɪm-]. Pa. t. & pple -bred [-'brɛd]. M16.
[from IN-¹ + BREED verb. In sense 3, prob. back-form. from INBREEDING.]
1. verb intrans. Come into being, originate. Only in M16.

2. verb trans. Breed, engender, or produce internally. L16.
■ M. Sullivan Stressing positive attributes creates or inbreeds these values, which become the..guiding beliefs of employees.

3. verb trans. & intrans. Breed from closely-related members of a species, esp. over several generations. Cf. earlier INBREEDING. M20.
b. verb intrans. (Marry and) produce offspring from within a family or small social group, for successive generations. M20.

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