reproduce [ree-pruh -doos , -dyoos ]
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See more synonyms for reproduce on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
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. Show More
Origin of reproduce First recorded in
1605–15; re- +
produce Related forms re·pro·duc·er , noun re·pro·duc·i·ble , adjective re·pro·duc·i·bil·i·ty , noun non·re·pro·duc·i·ble , adjective self-re·pro·duc·ing , adjective un·re·pro·duc·i·ble , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for reproduce portray ,
imitate ,
clone ,
recreate ,
reflect ,
emulate ,
duplicate ,
repeat ,
replicate ,
mirror ,
print ,
copy ,
photocopy ,
reprint ,
spawn ,
proliferate ,
breed ,
propagate ,
hatch ,
multiply Examples from the Web for reproduce Contemporary Examples of reproduce Airline pilots are now slowly, too slowly, being given access to flight simulators able to reproduce sudden and unexpected upsets.
Asked if the ability to reproduce should be a human right, Spar said she would leave that for the philosophers to think about.
Most bands these days aspire to reproduce their recordings on stage as faithfully as possible.
Corn, which is the major crop (by volume) grown in the US, does not reproduce at temperatures higher than 35 degrees C.
Some individuals have to die, while others have to survive and reproduce .
Historical Examples of reproduce The description of Ranelagh (in the chapter on Music) is too lengthy to reproduce .
All else he gave up, to see and feel them so that he might reproduce them in his art.
The photograph of the bull we reproduce was taken immediately after the adventure.
His constant aim is to reproduce his text in a pure and idiomatic Danish.
There is then nothing to do but to reproduce the text of it with absolute fidelity.
British Dictionary definitions for reproduce 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 Show More
Derived Forms reproducible , adjective reproducibly , adverb reproducibility , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for reproduce v. 1610s, "to produce again," from re- "again" + produce (v.), probably on model of French reproduire (16c.). Sense of "make a copy" is first recorded 1850; that of "produce offspring" is from 1894. Related: Reproduced ; reproducing .
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
reproduce [rē′prə-dōōs′ , -dyōōs′]
To produce a counterpart, an image, or a copy of something. To bring something to mind again. To generate offspring by sexual or asexual means. Show More
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