Reproduce

//ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs// verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To produce an image or copy of. transitive
  2. 2
    have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant wordnet
  3. 3
    To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually. intransitive, transitive

    "The 12-page ruling notes that “Marriage is when a man and a woman are willing to live together, to build a husband and wife relationship to reproduce their offspring […] . Marriage is, therefore, reserved for only a man and a woman.” Other parts in the verdict also mention that members of the LGBTQIA+ community cannot reproduce, as it is against nature, and that people of those communities are no different to other animals with strange behaviours or physical features."

  4. 4
    repeat after memorization wordnet
  5. 5
    To produce again; to recreate. transitive
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  1. 6
    make a copy or equivalent of wordnet
  2. 7
    To bring something to mind; to recall. transitive
  3. 8
    recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. wordnet

Synonyms

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manifoldregurgitatebe fruitfulbe productivebearbeg

Example

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"Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it."

Etymology

From re- + produce.

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