procreate

American  

[proh-kree-eyt] / ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

procreated, procreating

1. to beget or generate (offspring).

2. to produce; bring into being.

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verb (used without object)

procreated, procreating

1. to beget offspring.

2. to produce; bring into being.

procreate British  

/ ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. to beget or engender (offspring)

2. (tr) to bring into being

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Other Word Forms

• nonprocreative adjective
• procreant adjective
• procreation noun
• procreative adjective
• procreativeness noun
• procreator noun
• unprocreated adjective

Etymology

Origin of procreate

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

Example Sentences

The “aspirational vision of masculinity” Mr. Galloway offers is old school, centered around reviving men’s capacity to protect, provide and procreate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Courts across the country struggle with whether one person’s right to procreate outweighs another’s right to not become a parent against their will.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times