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See more synonyms for procreate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing. to beget or generate (offspring). to produce; bring into being. Show More
verb (used without object), pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing. to beget offspring. to produce; bring into being. Show More
Origin of procreate 1530–40; <
Latin prōcreātus, past participle of
prōcreāre to breed. See
pro-1 ,
create Related forms pro·cre·a·tion , noun pro·cre·a·tive , adjective pro·cre·a·tive·ness , noun pro·cre·a·tor , noun non·pro·cre·a·tion , noun non·pro·cre·a·tive , adjective un·pro·cre·at·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for procreate spawn ,
proliferate ,
originate ,
impregnate ,
parent ,
engender ,
sire ,
create ,
breed ,
father ,
generate ,
mother ,
produce ,
propagate ,
conceive ,
hatch ,
multiply ,
get ,
beget ,
make Examples from the Web for procreate Contemporary Examples of procreate And no amount of married same-sexers can remotely be seen as threatening to those heteros who do wish to procreate .
Worn down by the rigors of slavery, the men lost their desire to procreate .
We had no strong desire to procreate , and no strong need to avoid it.
Where your value is determined by your willingness to procreate .
I managed to let go of my fear, fall in love, and marry a man who was in no rush to procreate .
Historical Examples of procreate He laughed at people who said that a castrato could not procreate .
The mother does not procreate the son; she only bears and cherishes the awakened life.
But in that case it is not necessary to procreate together (excuse my brutality).
They must get food somehow, they must sleep and wake, they must procreate .
The impulse to procreate the species is the most powerful expression of the "Will to Live."
British Dictionary definitions for procreate to beget or engender (offspring) (tr) to bring into being Show More
Derived Forms procreant or procreative , adjective procreation , noun procreator , noun Word Origin for procreate C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro- 1 + creāre to create
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Word Origin and History for procreate v. 1530s, a back formation from procreation or else from Latin procreatus , past participle of procreare "to beget, bring forth" (see procreation ). Related: Procreated ; procreating .
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
To beget and conceive offspring; to reproduce. To produce or create; originate. Show More
Related forms pro′cre•a′ tion n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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