procreate
pro·cre·ate
(prō′krē-āt′)v. pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates
v.intr.
To produce offspring; reproduce.
v.tr.
To produce (offspring); reproduce.
[Latin prōcreāre, prōcreāt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + creāre, to create; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′cre·ant (-ənt) adj.
pro′cre·a′tion n.
pro′cre·a′tor n.
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procreate
(ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt)vb
1. to beget or engender (offspring)
2. (tr) to bring into being
[C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-1 + creāre to create]
ˈprocreant, ˈprocreˌative adj
ˌprocreˈation n
ˈprocreˌator n
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pro•cre•ate
(ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to beget or generate (offspring).
2. to produce; bring into being.
v.i.3. to beget offspring.
[1530–40; < Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre to breed. See pro-1, create]
pro`cre•a′tion, n.
pro′cre•a`tive, adj.
pro′cre•a`tor, n.
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procreate
Past participle: procreated
Gerund: procreating
| Imperative |
|---|
| procreate |
| procreate |
| Present |
|---|
| I procreate |
| you procreate |
| he/she/it procreates |
| we procreate |
| you procreate |
| they procreate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I procreated |
| you procreated |
| he/she/it procreated |
| we procreated |
| you procreated |
| they procreated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am procreating |
| you are procreating |
| he/she/it is procreating |
| we are procreating |
| you are procreating |
| they are procreating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have procreated |
| you have procreated |
| he/she/it has procreated |
| we have procreated |
| you have procreated |
| they have procreated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was procreating |
| you were procreating |
| he/she/it was procreating |
| we were procreating |
| you were procreating |
| they were procreating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had procreated |
| you had procreated |
| he/she/it had procreated |
| we had procreated |
| you had procreated |
| they had procreated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will procreate |
| you will procreate |
| he/she/it will procreate |
| we will procreate |
| you will procreate |
| they will procreate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have procreated |
| you will have procreated |
| he/she/it will have procreated |
| we will have procreated |
| you will have procreated |
| they will have procreated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be procreating |
| you will be procreating |
| he/she/it will be procreating |
| we will be procreating |
| you will be procreating |
| they will be procreating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been procreating |
| you have been procreating |
| he/she/it has been procreating |
| we have been procreating |
| you have been procreating |
| they have been procreating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been procreating |
| you will have been procreating |
| he/she/it will have been procreating |
| we will have been procreating |
| you will have been procreating |
| they will have been procreating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been procreating |
| you had been procreating |
| he/she/it had been procreating |
| we had been procreating |
| you had been procreating |
| they had been procreating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would procreate |
| you would procreate |
| he/she/it would procreate |
| we would procreate |
| you would procreate |
| they would procreate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have procreated |
| you would have procreated |
| he/she/it would have procreated |
| we would have procreated |
| you would have procreated |
| they would have procreated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | procreate - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" propagate - multiply sexually or asexually fructify, set - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" multiply, breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
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procreate
verb (Formal) reproduce, mother, produce, father, breed, generate, sire, engender, propagate, beget, bring into being Most people feel a biological need to procreate.
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procreate
verb1. To be the biological father of:
2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:
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Translations
procreate
[ˈprəʊkrɪeɪt] VT & VI → procrear
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procreate
[ˈprəʊkrieɪt] vi (= reproduce) → procréer
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procreate
vi → zeugen, sich fortpflanzen
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pro·cre·ate
v. engendrar, procrear, reproducir.
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