procreate
pronunciation
How to pronounce procreate in British English:
UK [ˈprəʊkrieɪt]
How to pronounce procreate in American English:
US [ˈproʊkrieɪt]
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- Verb:
- have offspring or young
Word Origin
- procreate (v.)
- 1530s, a back formation from procreation or else from Latin procreatus, past participle of procreare "to beget, bring forth" (see procreation). Related: Procreated; procreating.
Example
- 1. Most young women feel a biological need to procreate .
- 2. While priests were denied the right to marry and procreate , he said , their situation would remain impossible .
- 3. The couple who are both One-Child can procreate two children in most areas of China according Chinese population policy .
- 4. Why do we breathe , why do we procreate ?
- 5. Why are young Japanese so loth to procreate ?