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View synonyms for cross-pollinate

cross-pollinate

[ kraws-pol-uh-neyt, kros- ]

verb (used with object)

, cross-pol·li·nat·ed, cross-pol·li·nat·ing.
  1. to subject to cross-pollination.


cross-pollinate

verb

  1. to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-pollinate1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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