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pro·cre·ate
(prō′krē-āt′)v. pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates
v.intr.
To produce offspring; reproduce.
v.tr.
To produce (offspring); reproduce.
[Latin prōcreāre, prōcreāt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + creāre, to create; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′cre·ant (-ənt) adj.
pro′cre·a′tion n.
pro′cre·a′tor n.
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procreate
(ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt)vb
1. to beget or engender (offspring)
2. (tr) to bring into being
[C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-1 + creāre to create]
ˈprocreant, ˈprocreˌative adj
ˌprocreˈation n
ˈprocreˌator n
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pro•cre•ate
(ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to beget or generate (offspring).
2. to produce; bring into being.
v.i. 3. to beget offspring.
pro`cre•a′tion, n.
pro′cre•a`tive, adj.
pro′cre•a`tor, n.
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procreate
Past participle: procreated
Gerund: procreating
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Verb | 1. | procreate - 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 |
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procreate
verb (Formal) reproduce, mother, produce, father, breed, generate, sire, engender, propagate, beget, bring into being Most people feel a biological need to procreate.
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procreate
verb2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:
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pro·cre·ate
v. engendrar, procrear, reproducir.
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