kruisen
Meaning
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- (transitive) to cross, intersect
- (transitive) to breed (to arrange the mating of specific animals or plants)
Concepts
cross
cruise
crucify
crossbreed
traverse
hybridize
interbreed
mix
Frequency
Hyphenated as
krui‧sen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkrœy̯sə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crucen. Equivalent to kruis + -en.
New
kruis
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- (neuter) cross (X-shape)
- (neuter) cross (such shape as used in heraldry)
- (neuter) cross (execution device with such shape)
- (figuratively,neuter) cross (difficult or tortuous situation)
- (neuter) crotch
- (neuter) sharp
- (neuter) heads (side of a coin)
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