English Explanatory Dictionary

miscegenate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To mix or blend.
  2. To mix or blend races in marriage, or in breeding.
noun
  1. A person born as a result of miscegenation.

Word forms

miscegenate miscegenates miscegenating miscegenated

Etymology

Back-formation from miscegenation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Related words

antimiscegenation miscegenation

Derived words

miscegenator unmiscegenated
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