reproduce
Americanverb (used with object)
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reproduces,
present (3rd person singular)
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reproduced,
past participle, past
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reproducing
present participle
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to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of.
to reproduce a picture.
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to produce again or anew by natural process.
to reproduce a severed branch.
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Biology. to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.
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to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms).
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to produce, form, make, or bring about again or anew in any manner.
- Synonyms:
- repeat
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to recall to the mind or have a mental image of (a past incident, scene, etc.), as by the aid of memory or imagination.
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to produce again, as a play produced at an earlier time.
verb (used without object)
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reproduces,
present (3rd person singular)
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reproduced,
past participle, past
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reproducing
present participle
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to reproduce its kind, as an organism; propagate; bear offspring.
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to turn out in a given manner when copied.
This picture will reproduce well.
verb
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to make a copy, representation, or imitation of; duplicate
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(also intr) biology to undergo or cause to undergo a process of reproduction
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to produce or exhibit again
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to bring back into existence again; re-create
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to bring before the mind again (a scene, event, etc) through memory or imagination
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(intr) to come out (well, badly, etc), when copied
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to replace (damaged parts or organs) by a process of natural growth; regenerate
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to cause (a sound or television recording) to be heard or seen
Synonym Usage
See imitate.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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reproducernoun
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reproducibilitynoun
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reproducibleadjective
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self-reproducingadjective
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reproduciblyadverb
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reproducesimple
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reproducessimple
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have reproducedperfect
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has reproducedperfect
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am reproducingprogressive
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are reproducingprogressive
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is reproducingprogressive
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have been reproducingperfect progressive
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has been reproducingperfect progressive
Past
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reproducedsimple
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had reproducedperfect
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was reproducingprogressive
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were reproducingprogressive
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had been reproducingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reproduce
Explanation
To reproduce is to make more, either by having babies or creating copies. Parents and copy machines both reproduce. To produce is "to make something," and re means “again,” so reproduce literally means to “produce again.” When animals and plants make more of their own kind, they reproduce. Plants reproduce asexually, and people reproduce through childbirth. You can also reproduce a book by printing more copies or a computer file by copying it. Reproducing always creates more of something.
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Example Sentences
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It was the sort of flavor I could reproduce if sufficiently motivated.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Removing LibGen would prevent researchers from being able to reproduce earlier GPT-3 or GPT-3.5 results, he said, adding, “but would be very valuable for legal reasons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Females also reproduce slowly, usually giving birth only once every eight years.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Instead, a single-particle model based on a three-dimensional Dirac Hamiltonian and including strong spin-orbit coupling was able to reproduce the experimental regimes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Instead, highly productive agriculture enabled a modest number of immigrant rice farmers to reproduce much faster than Jomon hunter-gatherers and eventually to outnumber them.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The tendency to justify women’s chronic underpayment rather than address it reproduces inefficiencies that come at a high cost to America’s families, organizations and broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
The heath-star moss sends out spores far and wide and reproduces quickly, making it a successful invader.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
First, there’s antigenic drift, which happens in the genes of the virus over time as the virus reproduces.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
Fun fact: In concert, she reproduces the lilting whistled interlude to perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
This photo is from a modern book that faithfully reproduces medieval recipes.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
In tests conducted by the report’s authors and reproduced by the WSJ Leadership Institute, Amazon’s Alexa said it couldn’t access data regarding domestically made products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, unlike many artists, Mansour was also strongly in favour of his paintings being reproduced as prints, making them more accessible and adding to their wide appreciation.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Future studies will need to determine whether the immune benefits seen in mice can also be reproduced in humans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
MarketWatch has reproduced that list below, more or less in chronological order:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Otto reproduced a number of the tattoos ornamenting the subject’s overmuscled chest, arms, and small and calloused but girlish hands.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
When one such difference happens to offer even a slight edge in surviving and reproducing, those who carry it tend to leave more offspring, who inherit it in turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Actors in the production lip-sync the actual audio, reproducing every hesitation, interruption and verbal tic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The idea is that when sterile flies are released into targeted areas, they wold mate with wild screwworm flies and prevent them from reproducing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
An alpha female and male live with relatives who are discouraged—sometimes harshly—from reproducing themselves.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
They are living growing reproducing, pushing and pulling in the ground all around us at all times.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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