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reproduce

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re·pro·duce  (rpr-ds, -dys)
v. re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing, re·pro·duc·es
v.tr.
1. To produce a counterpart, image, or copy of.
2. Biology To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means.
3. To produce again or anew; re-create.
4. To bring (a memory, for example) to mind again; recall.
v.intr.
1. To generate offspring.
2. To undergo copying: graphics that reproduce well.

repro·ducer n.
repro·duci·bili·ty n.
repro·duci·ble adj.

reproduce
Verb
[-ducing, -duced]
1. to make a copy or representation of
2. Biol to produce offspring
3. to re-create
reproducible adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
duplicate - make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"
triplicate - reproduce threefold; "triplicate the letter for the committee"
quadruplicate - reproduce fourfold; "quadruplicate the bill"
reissue, reprint - print anew; "They never reprinted the famous treatise"
photocopy, xerox, run off - reproduce by xerography
play back, replay - reproduce (a recording) on a recorder; "The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent"
imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
fingerprint - take an impression of a person's fingerprints
print - make into a print; "print the negative"
2.reproduce - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
propagate - multiply sexually or asexually
fructify, set - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
multiply, breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
3.reproduce - recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"
beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art
re-create - form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind; "His mind re-creates the entire world"
catch, get - apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
4.reproduce - repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

reproduce
verb 2. print, copy, transcribe
verb 3. Biology breed, produce young, procreate, generate, multiply, spawn, propagate, proliferate
Translations
reproduce [riːprəˈdjuːs] vtreproducir

reproduce [riːprəˈdjuːs] vtreproduire
vise reproduire

reproduce [riːprəˈdjuːs] vtreproduzieren
vi (Biol) → sich vermehren

reproduce [riːprəˈdjuːs] vtriprodurre
viriprodursi

reproduce
v reproduce [riːprəˈdjuːs]
1 to make or produce a copy of; to make or produce again Good as the film is, it fails to reproduce the atmosphere of the book; A record-player reproduces the sound which has been recorded on a record. reproduseer يَنْسَخ، يَنْقُل ، يَسْتَخْرِج نُسْخَه възпроизвеждам reprodukovat genskabe; gengive wiedergeben αναπαράγω, αναπαράγομαι reproducir taaslooma دوباره تولید کردن toistaa reproduire להעתיק फिर पैदा करना, सन्तान उत्पन्न करना reproducirati visszaad; reprodukál menghasilkan tiruan gera eftirmynd af, endurskapa riprodurre 再生する 복제하다, 재현하다, 재생하다 atgaminti, atkurti reproducēt; atjaunot; atveidot; uzburt mengeluarkan semula weergeven gjengi, gjenskape odtworzyć, oddać reproduzir a reproduce; a reda воспроизводить reprodukovať ponazoriti, obnoviti reprodukovati reproducera, återge ทำสำเนา kopyasını yapmak, taklit etmek 復制,再生產 відтворювати; робити копію از سر نو پیدا کرنا tái tạo
2 (of humans, animals and plants) to produce (young, seeds etc) How do fish reproduce? plant voort يَتَوالَد، يَتَناسَل размножавам množit se formere sig sich fortpflanzen τεκνοποιώ, πολλαπλασιάζομαι reproducirse paljunema تولید مثل کردن lisääntyä se reproduire לְהִתרַבּוֹת प्रजनन करना razmnožavati se, rasplođivati se szaporodik berkembang biak æxlast riprodursi 繁殖する 생식하다, 번식하다 daugintis vairoties membiak zich voortplanten formere seg, avkom, yngle rozmnażać się reproduzir-se a se reproduce размножаться množiť sa razmnoževati se razmnožavati se fortplanta sig สืบพันธุ์ üremek, yavrulamak 繁殖 розмножуватися, плодитися افزاءش نسل کرنا sinh sản
n reproˈduction [-ˈdak-]
1 the act or process of reproducing He is studying reproduction in rabbits. voortplanting تناسُل، تَوالُد възпроизвеждане rozmnožování forplantning die Fortpflanzung αναπαραγωγή reproducción paljunemine تولید مثل lisääntyminen reproduction רְבִייָה पुनरुत्पत्ति reprodukcija, razmnožavanje szaporodás perkembangbiakan æxlun riproduzione 繁殖 생식, 번식 dauginimasis vairošanās pembiakan voortplanting formering, forplantning rozmnażanie się reprodução reproducere размножение rozmnožovanie razmnoževanje razmnožavanje reproducering, återgivning, fortplantning การแพร่พันธุ์ üreme, yavrulama 繁殖 розмноження پیداءش sự tái tạot; sự sinh sản
2 a copy (of a work of art etc) These paintings are all reproductions. reproduksie صورَه طِبْق الأصْل копие reprodukce reproduktion die Reproduktion αντίγραφο reproducción repro, koopia تکثیر jäljennös reproduction שִעֲתוּק प्रतिरूप reprodukcije, kopije reprodukció tiruan eftirlíking/-mynd riproduzione 複製 복제(품), 사본 reprodukcija reprodukcija penghasilan semula reproduktie reproduksjon, kopi reprodukcja reprodução reproducere репродукция reprodukcia reprodukcija reprodukcija repro-duktion การถอดแบบ kopya, reprodüksiyon 複製品 копія, репродукція باز تخلیق bản sao
adj reproˈductive [-ˈdaktiv]
of or for reproduction the reproductive organs of a rabbit. reproduktiewe تناسُلي، تَوالُدي възпроизводствен rozmnožovací forplantnings- Fortpflanzungs-... αναπαραγωγικός reproductor paljunemis- مولد؛ تناسلی lisääntymis- reproducteur שֶׁל הַרבִייָה प्रजनक reproduktivni, za razmnožavanje reproduktív; szaporító (szerv) organ reproduksi æxlunar- riproduttore, di riproduzione 生殖の 생식의, 재생의 dauginimosi vairošanās-; reproduktīvs penyalinan semula voortplantings{#169} forplantnings-, reproduktiv rozrodczy reprodutor de reproducere репродуктивный rozmnožovací, množiaci sa razmnoževalen reproduktivan reproducerande, fortplantnings- เกี่ยวกับการสืบพันธุ์ üremeye ait 再生的,再生殖的 відтворний, репродукційний نسلی تواتر کے متعلق có thể tái tạo 生的生殖


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Whatever his outward demeanour may have been, his poetry gives us no indication of it, being full of delicate mysticism, almost impossible to reproduce in the English language.
" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?
Civil power, properly organized and exerted, is capable of diffusing its force to a very great extent; and can, in a manner, reproduce itself in every part of a great empire by a judicious arrangement of subordinate institutions.
 
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