reproduce

[ ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]

/ ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

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verb (used with object), re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing.

to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.

to produce again or anew by natural process: to reproduce a severed branch.

Biology. to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.

to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms).

to produce, form, make, or bring about again or anew in any manner.

to recall to the mind or have a mental image of (a past incident, scene, etc.), as by the aid of memory or imagination.

to produce again, as a play produced at an earlier time.

verb (used without object), re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing.

to reproduce its kind, as an organism; propagate; bear offspring.

to turn out in a given manner when copied: This picture will reproduce well.

OTHER WORDS FOR reproduce

3 generate, propagate, beget.

5 repeat.

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Origin of reproduce

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + produce

synonym study for reproduce

5. See imitate.

OTHER WORDS FROM reproduce

re·pro·duc·er, nounre·pro·duc·i·ble, adjectiveself-re·pro·duc·ing, adjective

Words nearby reproduce

reprobation, reprobative, reprocess, reprocessed, reprocessing, reproduce, reproducer, reproducible, reproduction, reproduction proof, reproductive

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How to use reproduce in a sentence

There are 74 individuals left, mostly males and non-reproducing females.
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A test may not be able to detect the virus early in its courseEarly in an infection, the virus may not have reproduced enough to be detectable.
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The vast majority of animal species reproduce sexually, but females of some species are able to produce eggs containing all the genetic material required for reproduction.
Parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males|Ars Contributors|December 26, 2020|Ars Technica
They are strengthening the viability of that child to go on and reproduce by nurturing it.
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We wanted to share our code so others can reproduce and explore it on their own.
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Airline pilots are now slowly, too slowly, being given access to flight simulators able to reproduce sudden and unexpected upsets.
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Asked if the ability to reproduce should be a human right, Spar said she would leave that for the philosophers to think about.
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You may have noticed that roughly 100 percent of higher animals reproduce sexually, requiring a male and female partner to do so.
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Most bands these days aspire to reproduce their recordings on stage as faithfully as possible.
Is Jack White the Last True Rock Star?|Andrew Romano|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The program “evolves” solutions that computer scientists cannot readily reproduce.
This is What Happens When You Teach Machines the Power of Natural Selection|James Barrat|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
And so this is why the clever performer cannot reproduce the effect of a speech of Demosthenes or Daniel Webster.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
This is quite apart from their failure to reproduce the master touch in other branches of the liutaro's art.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
And the conversations I can reproduce almost verbatim, for, according to my invariable habit, I kept full notes of all he said.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
A mono-cell, the amoeba, was able to reproduce itself by the simple stratagem of sub-division.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for reproduce

reproduce

/ (ˌriːprəˈdjuːs) /

verb (mainly tr)

to make a copy, representation, or imitation of; duplicate

(also intr) biology to undergo or cause to undergo a process of reproduction

to produce or exhibit again

to bring back into existence again; re-create

to bring before the mind again (a scene, event, etc) through memory or imagination

(intr) to come out (well, badly, etc), when copied

to replace (damaged parts or organs) by a process of natural growth; regenerate

to cause (a sound or television recording) to be heard or seen

Derived forms of reproduce

reproducible, adjectivereproducibly, adverbreproducibility, noun

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