What does "procreate" mean?
The produce of money, interest.
Procreate
/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The produce of money, interest.
- Grammar: procreate is listed as adj, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: beget, reproduce, bear, bears.
- Useful contrasts: desex, destroy, eradicate.
- Usage evidence: Thus spoke the Lord: "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth". That's a holy commandment that I cannot reject, since God works in mysterious ways. That's why I must try to procreate kids with any woman as often as possible. I wouldn't dare to disobey the Lord's will.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The produce of money, interest. obsolete
"If the Paiment be half Yearly or Quarterly […] let the Log. of the Yearly Procreat be multiplied accordingly, by ¹⁄₃ or ¹⁄₂."
Verb
- 1 To beget or conceive (offsprings). transitive
- 2 have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant wordnet
- 3 To originate, create or produce. transitive
- 4 To reproduce. intransitive
Adjective
- 1 Procreated, begotten. obsolete
"And furthermore, since many inconveniences have fallen, as well within this realm as in others, by reason of marrying within degrees of marriage prohibited by God's laws, that is to say, the son to marry the mother, or the stepmother, the brother the sister, the father his son's daughter, or his daughter's daughter, or the son to marry the daughter of his father procreate and born by his stepmother, or the son to marry his aunt, being his father's or mother's sister, or to marry his uncle's wife, or the father to marry his son's wife, or the brother to marry his brother's wife, or any man to marry his wife's daughter, or his wife's son's daughter, or his wife's daughter's daughter, or his wife's sister; […]"
Example
"Thus spoke the Lord: "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth". That's a holy commandment that I cannot reject, since God works in mysterious ways. That's why I must try to procreate kids with any woman as often as possible. I wouldn't dare to disobey the Lord's will."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "procreate"?
Common synonyms include: beget, reproduce, bear, bears, beg, beget.
How do you use "procreate" in a sentence?
Thus spoke the Lord: "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth". That's a holy commandment that I cannot reject, since God works in mysterious ways. That's why I must try to procreate kids with any woman as often as possible. I wouldn't dare to disobey the Lord's will.
How do you pronounce "procreate"?
Pronounced /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/.
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive participle of prōcreō (“to beget”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3); by surface analysis, pro- + create. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.