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.

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Origin of reproduce

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + produce

SYNONYMS FOR reproduce

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

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re·pro·duc·er, nounre·pro·duc·i·ble, adjectivere·pro·duc·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective

self-re·pro·duc·ing, adjectiveun·re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective

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Some individuals have to die, while others have to survive and reproduce.
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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 Formsreproducible, adjectivereproducibly, adverbreproducibility, noun

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Word Origin and History for reproduce

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.

Medicine definitions for reproduce

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.

reproduce

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

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

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