breed-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: engender, support, spread

Commentary: Past turmoil has bred hard-earned stability in Asia. That decision will breed nothing but confusion and increased litigation. It is necessary to breed a new security concept.

Examples:

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: cause to reproduce (plants or animals)

Commentary:
NOTE: If an agent is involved in causing the act of reproduction in other organisms, use this sense.

Examples:
She has bred canaries for 25 years, beginning with Red Factors.
For 22,000 dollars, this company will breed you a house cat that weighs
close to 30 pounds and looks like a leopard.
In addition to tomatoes, he bred cucumbers, pumpkins, and winter squash.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: breed.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: copulate to produce young (animals)

Examples:
Pandas rarely breed in captivity.
When do they breed and how many young do they have?
Live cover is when the stallion physically mounts and breeds the mare.
You need to recognize bucks of all age classes will breed does.
She will breed with any number of males that will breed her during her fertile time.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4