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reproduce

[ ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

reproduced, reproducing.
  1. to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of:

    to reproduce a picture.

  2. to produce again or anew by natural process:

    to reproduce a severed branch.

  3. Biology. to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms).
  5. to produce, form, make, or bring about again or anew in any manner.

    Synonyms:

  6. to recall to the mind or have a mental image of (a past incident, scene, etc.), as by the aid of memory or imagination.
  7. to produce again, as a play produced at an earlier time.


verb (used without object)

reproduced, reproducing.
  1. to reproduce its kind, as an organism; propagate; bear offspring.
  2. to turn out in a given manner when copied:

    This picture will reproduce well.

reproduce

/ ˌːəˈː /

verb

  1. to make a copy, representation, or imitation of; duplicate
  2. 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. to replace (damaged parts or organs) by a process of natural growth; regenerate
  8. to cause (a sound or television recording) to be heard or seen
“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

  • ˌˌܳˈٲ, noun
  • ˌˈܳ, adjective
  • ˌˈܳ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

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  • ··ܳ·· adjective
  • -··ܳ·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reproduce1

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + produce
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Synonym Study

See imitate.
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Example Sentences

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The exhibit, titled “Conversations With Ghosts,” included a mural reproducing a detail from a piece by Corita Kent currently in the Frac Lorraine collection.

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The problem arises because professional photographers who attend, for example, film premieres tend to work for big agencies: their work is copyrighted and you usually need to pay to reproduce it.

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I like the idea of making a few larger ones that could be reproduced.

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President Trump has said "many" pardons issued by Joe Biden are void because the former president signed them with "autopen" - a device which reproduces a person's signature - rather than by hand.

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But barred owls — which originally hail from the eastern U.S. — are more aggressive, less picky about food and reproduce faster, allowing them to outcompete their fellow raptors.

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