procreate

[ proh-kree-eyt ]
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verb (used with object),pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing.
  1. to beget or generate (offspring).

  2. to produce; bring into being.

verb (used without object),pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing.
  1. to beget offspring.

  2. to produce; bring into being.

Origin of procreate

1
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre “to breed”; see pro-1, create

Other words from procreate

  • pro·cre·a·tion [proh-kree-ey-shuhn] /ˌproʊ kriˈeɪ ʃən/ noun
  • pro·cre·a·tive, adjective
  • pro·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
  • pro·cre·a·tor, noun
  • non·pro·cre·a·tive, adjective
  • un·pro·cre·at·ed, adjective

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How to use procreate in a sentence

  • This case, with respect to the degree of procreative delicacy and refinement evinced, may be classed with that of Juno of Greece.

  • I incline to the opinion that they go back to the sea in the fall soon after their procreative duty is performed.

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  • All strength, vitality, erectile and procreative power have left them, and the victim is at last totally impotent.

  • But also, it may be and often is manifested independently of the procreative function by men and women of refinement.

British Dictionary definitions for procreate

procreate

/ (ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. to beget or engender (offspring)

  2. (tr) to bring into being

Origin of procreate

1
C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro- 1 + creāre to create

Derived forms of procreate

  • procreant or procreative, adjective
  • procreation, noun
  • procreator, noun

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