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, 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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How to use reproduce in a sentence

The only notable difference is that Luna’s system is smaller and cheaper to reproduce, Furlong said.
E-scooters are getting computer vision to curb pedestrian collisions|Dalvin Brown|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
That’s because some individuals in the group survive to reproduce and pass on their genes.
Scientists Say: Evolution|Bethany Brookshire|November 16, 2020|Science News For Students
This is something that has been really hard to reproduce in the laboratory.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics|Emily Conover|November 12, 2020|Science News
In practice, few studies are fully replicated because most researchers are more interested in producing new results than reproducing old ones.
AI is wrestling with a replication crisis|Emily Luong|November 12, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Jumping worms grow faster and reproduce more quickly than other earthworms, such as nightcrawlers.
Jumping ‘snake worms’ are invading U.S. forests|Megan Sever|November 9, 2020|Science News For Students
First came the realization that results obtained under such conditions were not always reproducible.
Would Truth Serum Work on James Holmes in the Aurora Shooting Trial?|Kent Sepkowitz|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Only reproducible experiments, and ones that justify interest, are validated.
Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us|Benjamin Lytal|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The "unique utilities," things not reproducible by human labor, command what might be termed natural monopoly-prices.
Socialism|John Spargo
He writes an idiomatic Swedish which, in a sense, is not reproducible in another language.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
"It has to be reproducible, Lefty," he said, but in a kindly tone.
The Right Time|Walter Bupp
Moser's pictures, and Chinese mirrors, the impressions on each being reproducible by warm breath, are examples of this.
The Scientific Basis of National Progress|George Gore
Land – being a scarce, non-reproducible resource – fostered a scarce, non-reproducible social elite.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

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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Origin of reproduce

synonym study for reproduce

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