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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERBREED

OVERBREED O `ver *breed ", v. t.

Defn: To breed to excess.

New American Oxford Dictionary

overbreed

o ver breed |ˌōvərˈbrēd ˌoʊvərˈbrid | ▶verb ( past and past participle overbred ) breed or cause to breed to excess: the husband and wife were forcing the female dogs to overbreed, and litters grew up with several health problems.

Oxford Dictionary

overbreed

over |breed |əʊvəˈbriːd | ▶verb ( past and past participle overbred ) breed or cause to breed to excess: (as adj. overbred ) : the cats are overbred and their immune system is too weak to fight infections.