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procreate

[ proh-kree-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

procreated, procreating.
  1. to beget or generate (offspring).
  2. to produce; bring into being.


verb (used without object)

procreated, procreating.
  1. to beget offspring.
  2. to produce; bring into being.

procreate

/ ˈəʊɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to beget or engender (offspring)
  2. tr to bring into being
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdz𲹲Գ, adjective
  • ˈdzˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌdzˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···پDz [proh-kree-, ey, -sh, uh, n] noun
  • ···پ adjective
  • ···پ·ness noun
  • ···ٴǰ noun
  • non····پ adjective
  • ܲ···· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of procreate1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ōٳܲ, past participle of ō “to breed”; pro- 1, create
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of procreate1

C16: from Latin ō, from pro- 1+ to create
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Example Sentences

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But my time to procreate was running out.

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“We don’t procreate enough to keep our population up,” she said.

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Yes, humans, like virtually every life form, have a need to procreate — but in aggregate, not individually.

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The pressure to procreate comes from so many directions I’m considering pitching a “Walking Dead” spinoff where the child free are the living and everyone else are zombies trying to turn us.

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Vance is also, famously, a big fan of shaming women for not having babies, calling them "miserable cat ladies" and "sociopathic" if they haven't procreated.

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