reproduce

[ ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]

/ ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

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.

Words nearby reproduce

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

Origin of reproduce

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + produce

SYNONYMS FOR reproduce

3 generate, propagate, beget.

5 repeat. See imitate.

OTHER WORDS FROM reproduce

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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British Dictionary definitions for reproducibility

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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Medical definitions for reproducibility

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.