procreativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊkrɪeɪtɪv/,

/ˈprəʊkrɪətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈproʊkriˌeɪdɪv/

Forms: 1500s procreatiue, 1600s– procreative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin procreativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin procreativus generative (a1200, c1200 in British sources) < classical Latin prōcreāt- , past participial stem of prōcreāre procreate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French procreative (noun) procreative faculty (1377). Compare procreatory adj., procreant adj.

Relating to procreation; having the power or function of producing offspring. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective]

bearingOE

genderinga1398

multiplyinga1400

fecundc1420

broodya1522

fruitful1526

breeding1552

procreant1588

procreative1598

increasing1600

broodious1602

prolifical1608

conceptiousa1616

plenteousa1616

conceptive1630

feracious1637

propagatory1647

prolific1650

proliferous1654

propagative1654

progenial1664

teemful1755

progenitive1769

breedy1824

proligerous1836

progenital1837

philoprogenitive1857

eugenesic1864

1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques ii. vi. 100 The new earth retaining in it the procreatiue seede..poured forth yong and tender creatures.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxiv. xxxix. 933 The..procreative faculty ceaseth in some sooner, in some later.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xii. 406 Having made one lye he is fain to make more to maintain it... Not one amongst them shall be barren, but miraculously procreative to beget others.

1740 T. Morrell Surest Grounds for Hopes of Success in War 17 One Sin is generally procreative of another worse than itself.

1796 Times 22 Nov. 1/3 Potted shrimps... Through their invigorating qualities they are found most excellent in strengthening the procreative faculties.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 252 (note) The procreative soil will expand the ripening germs, and in the end produce a plenteous harvest.

1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas II. 153 The irregular gratification of the procreative instinct.

1913 Times 17 Feb. 11/1 Animals [i.e. shire horses] that combined collar work with their procreative duties.

1954 G. Durrell Three Singles to Adventure viii. 190 Unemotional men whose every word was prefaced by a procreative expletive.

1996 Financial Rev. 10 Jan. (Suppl.) 13/1 All procreative investments must create savings by increasing productivity.

Derivatives

ˈprocreativeness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > quality or capacity of

feracityc1420

fecundity1447

fertility1490

virility1598

fruitfulness1624

Priapus1637

procreativeness1655

breedingness1674

prolificness1678

prolificalness1699

polytoky1702

breediness1753

prolificacy1756

philoprogenitiveness1842

propagability1853

teemfulness1855

teeming1856

progenitiveness1868

fecundability1926

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 104 The Procreativeness of those Nations presently stinted and abated.

1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Procreativeness, power of generation.

1899 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 4 619 It is in the religious procreativeness of evangelical churches..that the solution of social problems will largely rest.

1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae i. 28 The procreativeness of chthonian nature is an obstacle to all of western metaphysics and to each man in his quest for identity against his mother.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procreative
释义	procreativeadj. Brit. /ˈprəʊkrɪeɪtɪv/, /ˈprəʊkrɪətɪv/, U.S. /ˈproʊkriˌeɪdɪv/ Forms: 1500s procreatiue, 1600s– procreative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin procreativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin procreativus generative (a1200, c1200 in British sources) < classical Latin prōcreāt- , past participial stem of prōcreāre procreate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French procreative (noun) procreative faculty (1377). Compare procreatory adj., procreant adj. Relating to procreation; having the power or function of producing offspring. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques ii. vi. 100 The new earth retaining in it the procreatiue seede..poured forth yong and tender creatures. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxiv. xxxix. 933 The..procreative faculty ceaseth in some sooner, in some later. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xii. 406 Having made one lye he is fain to make more to maintain it... Not one amongst them shall be barren, but miraculously procreative to beget others. 1740 T. Morrell Surest Grounds for Hopes of Success in War 17 One Sin is generally procreative of another worse than itself. 1796 Times 22 Nov. 1/3 Potted shrimps... Through their invigorating qualities they are found most excellent in strengthening the procreative faculties. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 252 (note) The procreative soil will expand the ripening germs, and in the end produce a plenteous harvest. 1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas II. 153 The irregular gratification of the procreative instinct. 1913 Times 17 Feb. 11/1 Animals [i.e. shire horses] that combined collar work with their procreative duties. 1954 G. Durrell Three Singles to Adventure viii. 190 Unemotional men whose every word was prefaced by a procreative expletive. 1996 Financial Rev. 10 Jan. (Suppl.) 13/1 All procreative investments must create savings by increasing productivity. Derivatives ˈprocreativeness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > quality or capacity of feracityc1420 fecundity1447 fertility1490 virility1598 fruitfulness1624 Priapus1637 procreativeness1655 breedingness1674 prolificness1678 prolificalness1699 polytoky1702 breediness1753 prolificacy1756 philoprogenitiveness1842 propagability1853 teemfulness1855 teeming1856 progenitiveness1868 fecundability1926 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 104 The Procreativeness of those Nations presently stinted and abated. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Procreativeness, power of generation. 1899 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 4 619 It is in the religious procreativeness of evangelical churches..that the solution of social problems will largely rest. 1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae i. 28 The procreativeness of chthonian nature is an obstacle to all of western metaphysics and to each man in his quest for identity against his mother. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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