procreate
verb (used with object)
to beget or generate (offspring).
procreative
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a word derived from
procreate.
Example Sentences
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Several times a year, when fever or exhaustion signals that the bugs colonizing her damaged, mucus-clogged lungs are getting overly procreative, Pam heads to a clinic or hospital for IV treatment.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
While he was a monk – not an environment renowned for procreative possibilities – he realised he wanted to have children.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2019
Otherwise, Eufinger wrote, “no certainty can ever be obtained as to the effective functioning of the procreative organs.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
Increasingly, scientists track how environmental changes can disturb the procreative dance.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2016
The angler's concern, however, is not so much with the procreative habits of the salmon as it is with their behavior while feeding and after being hooked.
From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Harry Thom Payne
