hybridize
verbUK /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd.aɪz/
Etymology From hybrid + -ize.
1
To form a mixture of any kind.
- Brainstorming methods other than the KJ technique will be mentioned later, but to come up with new ideas, it is easier to merge different ideas, or in other words, to cross-fertilize or hybridize ideas and improve upon them.2008, Akira Ishikawa, Creative Marketing for New Product and New Business Development:
2
To cross-breed animals or plants to form hybrids.
3
To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed.
4
To construct a hybrid word from elements of different languages.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics To combine atomic orbitals mathematically to form hybrid orbitals.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules.