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re·pro·duce
(rē′prə-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′)v. re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing, re·pro·duc·es
v.tr.
1. To produce again or anew; re-create: The lab failed to reproduce their original results. The movie reproduces life in the 1950s.
2. To produce a copy, imitation, or representation of: reproduce the sounds of a live concert in a recording.
3. To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means.
4. To bring (an event in one's memory, for example) to mind again; recall.
v.intr.
1. To generate offspring.
2. To undergo copying: graphics that reproduce well.
re′pro·duc′er n.
re′pro·duc′i·bil′i·ty n.
re′pro·duc′i·ble adj.
reproduce
(ˌriːprəˈdjuːs)vb (mainly tr)
1. to make a copy, representation, or imitation of; duplicate
2. (Biology) (also intr) biology to undergo or cause to undergo a process of reproduction
3. to produce or exhibit again
4. to bring back into existence again; re-create
5. to bring before the mind again (a scene, event, etc) through memory or imagination
6. (intr) to come out (well, badly, etc), when copied
7. (Biology) to replace (damaged parts or organs) by a process of natural growth; regenerate
8. (Electronics) to cause (a sound or television recording) to be heard or seen
ˌreproˈducible adj
ˌreproˈducibly adv
ˌreproˌduciˈbility n
re•pro•duce
(ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus)v. -duced, -duc•ing. v.t.
1. to make a copy or close imitation of; duplicate.
2. to produce again or anew by natural process.
3. to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.
4. to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms).
5. to produce, form, or bring about again or anew in any manner.
6. to recall to the mind (a past incident), as by the aid of memory or imagination.
7. to produce again (a play produced previously).
v.i. 8. to reproduce one's kind, as an organism; propagate; bear offspring.
9. to turn out in a given manner when copied.
[1605–15; compare French reproduire]
re`pro•duc′er, n.
re`pro•duc′i•ble, adj.
re`pro•duc`i•bil′i•ty, n.
reproduce
Past participle: reproduced
Gerund: reproducing
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| Verb | 1. | 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" 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 | |
| 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" | |
| 4. | reproduce - repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" |
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reproduce
verbTranslations
يَتَوالَد، يَتَناسَليَنْسَخ، يَنْقُل ، يَسْتَخْرِج نُسْخَه
množit sereprodukovatrozmnožit
formere siggengivegenskabe
להתרבות
reprodukál
æxlastgera eftirmynd af, endurskapa
dauginimosi
atjaunotatveidotuzburtvairoties
napraviti kopijorazmnoževati se
kopyasını yapmaktaklit etmeküremekyavrulamak
reproduce
[ˌriːprəˈdjuːs] vt
(= make a copy of) [+ article, letter, photograph] → reproduire
(= imitate) → reproduire
vi [animal, plant, human] → se reproduire
reproduce
vt
(Biol) to reproduce its kind → sich or seine Art fortpflanzen
(Theat) play → neu inszenieren
reproduce
(riːprəˈdjuːs) verb1. 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.
2. (of humans, animals and plants) to produce (young, seeds etc). How do fish reproduce?
ˌreproˈduction (-ˈdak-) noun1. the act or process of reproducing. He is studying reproduction in rabbits.
2. a copy (of a work of art etc). These paintings are all reproductions.
ˌreproˈductive (-ˈdaktiv) adjective of or for reproduction. the reproductive organs of a rabbit.
reproduce
vt. reproducir; reproducirse.