procreate

[ proh-kree-eyt ]

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.

procreate

/ ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. to beget or engender (offspring)
2. tr to bring into being

Derived Forms

• ˌprocreˈation, noun
• ˈprocreant, adjective
• ˈprocreˌator, noun

Other Words From

• pro·cre·a·tion [proh-kree-, ey, -sh, uh, n] 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of procreate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of procreate¹

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

Example Sentences

Rather, random mutations in the DNA that codes for long necks was eventually selected, mostly because those giraffes were the ones that survived and procreated.

From Singularity Hub 

The things they do to survive and procreate are so fantastical and magnificent that it develops a sense of awe that you’re surrounded by these real stories of wild animals that are far more radical than our wildest science fiction.

From Nautilus

His rendering of a photorealistic portrait of Freeman was accomplished “using only a finger, an iPad Air, and the app Procreate.”

From The Daily Beast

And no amount of married same-sexers can remotely be seen as threatening to those heteros who do wish to procreate.

From The Daily Beast

Worn down by the rigors of slavery, the men lost their desire to procreate.

From The Daily Beast

We had no strong desire to procreate, and no strong need to avoid it.

From The Daily Beast

Where your value is determined by your willingness to procreate.

From The Daily Beast

As Braunitsch had put it so succinctly, "Even the lowest worm can procreate itself—unfortunately."

From Project Gutenberg

Men cannot give birth to a child, nor can they suckle a child; they can only procreate children, or become fathers.

From Project Gutenberg

They will obey and procreate, though the heavens roll up as a scroll and all things come to judgment.

From Project Gutenberg

Natural inability at the time of the marriage to procreate children is a canonical disability.

From Project Gutenberg

Blondes ordinarily procreate blondes, and dark parents have dark-skinned children.

From Project Gutenberg