Breed and Contrive

Breed

Breed verb - To bring forth offspring.

Contrive and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Breed".

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Breed and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Common collocations

way breed way contrive way
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