procreate

[ proh-kree-eyt ]

/ ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt /

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verb (used with object), pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing.

to beget or generate (offspring).

to produce; bring into being.

verb (used without object), pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing.

to beget offspring.

to produce; bring into being.

Nearby words

procopius, procrastinate, procrastination, procrastination is the thief of time, procreant, procreate, procreative, procrustean, procrustean bed, procrustes, procryptic

Origin of procreate

1530–40; < Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre to breed. See pro-¹, create

Related forms

pro·cre·a·tion, nounpro·cre·a·tive, adjectivepro·cre·a·tive·ness, nounpro·cre·a·tor, noun

non·pro·cre·a·tion, nounnon·pro·cre·a·tive, adjectiveun·pro·cre·at·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for procreation

It stands for the proposition that the biological basis of procreation should also be the sole organizing principle of society.
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Other justifications, such as procreation and the raising of children, have been dismissed as bogus.
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Since the ban, Italians have been the ones traveling for the purpose of procreation.
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Can anyone in such a society plausibly make an argument that marriage is the great vehicle for procreation?
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On this matter of marriage existing for the purpose of procreation, Elena Kagan delivered the question of the day.
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There is nothing in the sex relation, or in procreation, to bring about any continuing relation between a man and a woman.
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The progressive enervation of women in easy circumstances has no doubt rendered them less adapted to procreation.
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To understand the sun and moon and daisy and the secrets of procreation, bless your soul.
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A boy of 15, R., one afternoon gave me the astonishing information that my father had taken a part in my procreation.
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From this follows that the further development of man will probably lead to a decrease in procreation.
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British Dictionary definitions for procreation

procreate

/ (ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt) /

verb

to beget or engender (offspring)

(tr) to bring into being

Derived Forms

procreant or procreative, adjectiveprocreation, nounprocreator, noun

Word Origin for procreate

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

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Medicine definitions for procreation

procreate

[ prō′krē-āt′ ]

v.

To beget and conceive offspring; to reproduce.

To produce or create; originate.

Related forms

pro′cre•a′tion n.