reproduce

[ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos]

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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.

Origin of reproduce

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + produce

Related formsre·pro·duc·er, nounre·pro·duc·i·ble, adjectivere·pro·duc·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjectiveself-re·pro·duc·ing, adjectiveun·re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective

Synonyms for reproduce

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3. generate, propagate, beget. 5. repeat. See imitate.

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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.
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Clive Irving
December 29, 2014
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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Eleanor Clift
November 24, 2014
Most bands these days aspire to reproduce their recordings on stage as faithfully as possible.
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Andrew Romano
June 13, 2014
Corn, which is the major crop (by volume) grown in the US, does not reproduce at temperatures higher than 35 degrees C.
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December 13, 2013
Some individuals have to die, while others have to survive and reproduce.
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September 23, 2013

Historical Examples of reproduce

The description of Ranelagh (in the chapter on Music) is too lengthy to reproduce.
De Libris: Prose and Verse
Austin Dobson
All else he gave up, to see and feel them so that he might reproduce them in his art.
Another Sheaf
John Galsworthy
The photograph of the bull we reproduce was taken immediately after the adventure.
The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2
Various
His constant aim is to reproduce his text in a pure and idiomatic Danish.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark
Jens Christian Aaberg
There is then nothing to do but to reproduce the text of it with absolute fidelity.
Introduction to the Study of History
Charles V. Langlois

British Dictionary definitions for reproduce

reproduce

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 Formsreproducible, adjectivereproducibly, adverbreproducibility, noun

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Word Origin and History for reproduce

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.

reproduce in Medicine

reproduce

[rē′prə-dōōs′, -dyōōs′]

v.

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.