procreate

  • 1procreate — [prō′krē āt΄] vt., vi. procreated, procreating [< L procreatus, pp. of procreare, to procreate < pro , PRO 2 + creare, to CREATE] 1. to produce (young); beget (offspring) 2. to produce or bring into existence procreation n. procreative …

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  • 2Procreate — Pro cre*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procreating}.] [L. procreatus, p. p. of procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.] To generate and produce; to beget; to engender. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3procreate — index bear (yield), create, produce (manufacture), propagate (increase), pullulate, reproduce …

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  • 4procreate — (v.) 1530s, from L. procreatus, pp. of procreare (see PROCREATION (Cf. procreation)). Related: Procreated; procreating …

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  • 5procreate — *generate, engender, beget, get, sire, breed, propagate, reproduce …

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  • 6procreate — [v] reproduce beget, breed, conceive, create, engender, father, generate, get, give birth to, hatch, impregnate, make, mother, multiply, originate, parent, produce, progenerate, proliferate, propagate, sire, spawn; concepts 173,251,374 Ant. kill …

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  • 7procreate — ► VERB ▪ produce young. DERIVATIVES procreation noun procreative adjective. ORIGIN Latin procreare generate, bring forth …

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  • 8procreate — [[t]pro͟ʊkrieɪt[/t]] procreates, procreating, procreated VERB When animals or people procreate, they produce young or babies. [FORMAL] Most young women feel a biological need to procreate. Syn: reproduce Derived words: procreation… …

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  • 9procreate — UK [ˈprəʊkrɪeɪt] / US [ˈproʊkrɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms procreate : present tense I/you/we/they procreate he/she/it procreates present participle procreating past tense procreated past participle procreated formal to… …

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  • 10Procreate the Petrifactions — Infobox Album | Name = Procreate the Petrifactions Type = Album Artist = Aggressor Released = 1993 Recorded = 1992 Genre = Death metal Length = Label = Theka EHL 001 Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Procreate the Petrifactions… …

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