reproduce

pronunciation

How to pronounce reproduce in British English: UK [ˌriːprəˈdjuːs] word uk audio image

How to pronounce reproduce in American English: US [ˌriːprəˈduːs] word us audio image

Verb:

make a copy or equivalent of
have offspring or young
recreate an idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. as by artistic means
repeat after memorization

Word Origin

reproduce (v.): 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.

Synonym

v.

forge counterfeit

v.

renovate remake rebuild over refashion recondition redo re-form restore renew make do re-shape reconstruct remodel

v.

of photocopy run copy off duplicate reprint a clone make replicate

v.

like echo mime do copy follow copycat suit impersonate off imitate ape make take simulate

v.

procreate produce proliferate to propagate give spawn multiply bring forth deliver enginder birth breed generate

v.

again re-act or act perform

Example

1. Sperm cells must be produced for men to reproduce .

2. The next step seems inevitable : technology will reproduce itself .

3. But the rest can play a role in how well organisms survive and reproduce .

4. Sharks grow slowly and take years to reproduce , which makes them vulnerable to overfishing .

5. They are also hard to reproduce with colour photocopiers .

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