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reproduce

(riːprədjuːs, US -duːs)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense reproduces, present participle reproducing, past tense, past participle reproduced
1. verb
If you try to reproduce something, you try to copy it.
I shall not try to reproduce the policemen's English. [VERB noun]
The effect has proved hard to reproduce. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: copy, re-create, replicate, duplicate More Synonyms of reproduce
2. verb
If you reproduce a picture, speech, or a piece of writing, you make a photograph or printed copy of it.
We are grateful to you for permission to reproduce this article. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: print, copy, duplicate, photocopy More Synonyms of reproduce
3. verb
If you reproduce an action or an achievement, you repeat it.
If we can reproduce the form we have shown in the last couple of months we will besuccessful. [VERB noun]
4. verb
When people, animals, or plants reproduce, they produce young.
...a society where women are defined by their ability to reproduce. [VERB]
We are not reproducing ourselves fast enough to pay for the welfare of our oldercitizens. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
Synonyms: breed, produce young, bear young, procreate [formal] More Synonyms of reproduce
reproduction (riːprədʌkʃən) uncountable noun
Genes are those tiny bits of biological information swapped in sexual reproduction.
...the acids which are vital for normal cell reproduction.
Synonyms: duplication, printing, copying, duplicating More Synonyms of reproduce
Synonyms: breeding, procreation, propagation, multiplying More Synonyms of reproduce

reproduce in British English

(ˌriːprəˈdjuːs)
verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to make a copy, representation, or imitation of; duplicate
2. (also intr) biology
to undergo or cause to undergo a process of reproduction
3. 
to produce or exhibit again
4. 
to bring back into existence again; re-create
5. 
to bring before the mind again (a scene, event, etc) through memory or imagination
6. (intransitive)
to come out (well, badly, etc), when copied
7. 
to replace (damaged parts or organs) by a process of natural growth; regenerate
8. 
to cause (a sound or television recording) to be heard or seen
Derived forms
reproducible (ˌreproˈducible)
adjective
reproducibly (ˌreproˈducibly)
adverb
reproducibility (ˌreproˌduciˈbility)
noun

reproduce in American English

(ˌriprəˈdus; ˌriprəˈdjus)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌreproˈduced or ˌreproˈducing
1. 
to produce again; make, form, or bring into existence again or anew in some way
; specif.,
a. 
to produce by generation or propagation; bring forth one or more other individuals of (the kind or species) by sexual or asexual processes
b. 
to make (a lost part or organ) grow again
c. 
to bring about or promote the reproduction of (plants or animals)
d. 
to make a copy, close imitation, duplication, etc. of (a picture, sound, writing, etc.)
e. 
to bring (a past scene, etc.) before the mind again; re-create mentally by imagination or memory
f. 
to repeat
verb intransitive
2. 
to produce offspring; bring forth others of its kind
3. 
to undergo reproduction, or copying, duplication, etc.
Derived forms
reproducer (ˌreproˈducer)
noun
reproducible (ˌreproˈducible)
adjective

Examples of 'reproduce' in a sentence
reproduce

Just reproducing wire copy is not going to drive subscriptions.
Computing (2010)
A study said mums' fat deposits shorten a newborn's lifespan by damaging structures that help cells reproduce.
The Sun (2016)
They are all cancer cells and all they can do is grow and reproduce.
Youngson, Dr. Robert The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)
There are combinations of plants seen elsewhere that enchanted you and that you try to reproduce.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
No one has been able to reproduce these effects in field conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If she can reproduce that form she has to be involved.
The Sun (2014)
Replace them with stem cells that reproduce the lost tissue.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Then they slot in behind their partner and try to reproduce it exactly.
Bain, Roly Fools Rush In - A Call to Christian Clowning (1993)
Once viruses have a foothold they begin to reproduce in our cells.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley Stay Well This Winter (1989)
It is hard to bet against them regaining their place in the top flight if they reproduce this form.
The Sun (2009)
But there has to be a huge doubt about him reproducing his best form with the ground quickening all the time.
The Sun (2014)
So we try to reproduce that.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As the science advances, stem cells could reproduce the disease in a test tube.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At present, tribute bands try to reproduce exactly what their heroes did.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Midfielder needs to reproduce his early-season form.
The Sun (2008)
At home, he would try to reproduce the sound of the town chimes on the keyboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Furthermore it reproduces the form of disciplinary society itself; prisons are societies in microcosm.
Boyne, Roy Foucault and Derrida - The Other Side Of Reason (1990)
A manufactured pill tried to reproduce the effect but it did not work as well as the smoke.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He punished the players with the withering prediction that if they reproduced that form, the team would finish eighth.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has given him huge confidence that he can also reproduce the rugby form that took him to the brink of England selection.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And how can I reproduce this effect in translation?
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
But reproducing this effect on a smaller scale, in gardens, is a very different matter.
The Sun (2015)
He will be expected to reproduce that form at Leicester City.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So, like an addict wanting to reproduce the effect of their first high, you are forced to go higher and steeper.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In the first room, we see him encountering the old masters who served as his mentors, trying to reproduce their effects with grim results.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
reproduce

British English: reproduce VERB
If you try to reproduce something, you try to copy it.
The effect has proved hard to reproduce.
  • American English: reproduce
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reproduzir
  • Chinese: 复制
  • European Spanish: reproducir
  • French: reproduire
  • German: reproduzieren
  • Italian: riprodurre
  • Japanese: 再現する
  • Korean: 복제하다
  • European Portuguese: reproduzir
  • Latin American Spanish: reproducir

Chinese translation of 'reproduce'

reproduce

(riːprəˈdjuːs)

vt

  1. 复(複)制(製) (fùzhì)

vi

  1. (= breed) 繁殖 (fánzhí)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to make a copy or representation of
The effect has proved hard to reproduce.
Synonyms
copy
We all tend to copy people we admire.
coquettish gestures which she had copied from actresses in soap operas
recreate
replicate
He was not able to replicate this experiment.
duplicate
Scientists hope the work done can be duplicated elswhere.
match
represent
The cartoonist represents him as an old man in a dressing gown.
mirror
His own shock was mirrored in her face.
echo
Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages.
parallel
His achievements have never been paralleled.
imitate
a precedent which may be imitated by other activists
emulate
I never tried to emulate my father.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make a copy or representation of
permission to reproduce this article
Synonyms
print
He produces corporate brochures and prints books.
copy
She never participated in copying classified documents for anyone.
duplicate
He was duplicating some articles.
photocopy
She photocopied the cheque before cashing it.
transcribe
Every telephone call will be recorded and transcribed.
xerox
make a copy of
photostat
3 (verb) 
Definition
to produce offspring
The animals were unable to reproduce when the vitamin was missing from their diet.
Synonyms
breed
Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.
produce young
bear young
procreate (formal)
Most people feel a biological need to procreate.
generate
multiply
These creatures can multiply quickly.
spawn
His novels spawned both movies and television shows.
propagate
Tomatoes rot in order to transmit their seed and propagate the species.
proliferate
Courses in creative writing have proliferated in recent years.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of duplicate
Definition
to do again (something that has already been done)
Scientists hope the work done can be duplicated elswhere.
Synonyms
repeat,
reproduce,
echo,
copy,
clone,
replicate
in the sense of duplicate
Definition
to make an exact copy of
He was duplicating some articles.
Synonyms
copy,
photocopy,
Xerox (old-fashioned),
Photostat (old-fashioned)
in the sense of echo
Definition
(of people) to repeat or imitate (what someone else has said)
Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages.
Synonyms
recall,
reflect,
copy,
mirror,
resemble,
reproduce,
parrot,
imitate,
reiterate,
ape

Synonyms of 'reproduce'

reproduce

Explore 'reproduce' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of emulate
Definition
to imitate (someone) in an attempt to do as well as or better than him or her
I never tried to emulate my father.
Synonyms
imitate,
follow,
copy,
mirror,
echo,
mimic,
take after,
follow in the footsteps of,
follow the example of,
take a leaf out of someone's book,
model yourself on
in the sense of generate
Synonyms
breed,
spawn,
propagate,
beget,
procreate (formal)
in the sense of imitate
Definition
to copy the manner or style of, or take as a model
a precedent which may be imitated by other activists
Synonyms
copy,
follow,
repeat,
echo,
emulate,
ape,
simulate,
mirror,
follow suit,
duplicate,
counterfeit,
follow in the footsteps of,
take a leaf out of (someone's) book
in the sense of mirror
Definition
to reflect or represent faithfully
His own shock was mirrored in her face.
Synonyms
reflect,
show,
follow,
match,
represent,
copy,
repeat,
echo,
parallel,
depict,
reproduce,
emulate
in the sense of multiply
Definition
to increase in number by reproduction
These creatures can multiply quickly.
Synonyms
reproduce,
breed,
propagate
in the sense of parallel
His achievements have never been paralleled.
Synonyms
match,
equal,
duplicate,
keep pace (with),
measure up to
in the sense of photocopy
Definition
to reproduce on photographic material
She photocopied the cheque before cashing it.
Synonyms
copy,
reproduce,
duplicate,
xerox,
take a photocopy of,
make a Xerox of
in the sense of procreate
Definition
to produce (offspring)
Most people feel a biological need to procreate.
Synonyms
reproduce,
mother,
produce,
father,
breed,
generate,
sire,
engender,
propagate,
beget,
bring into being
in the sense of proliferate
Definition
to increase rapidly in numbers
Courses in creative writing have proliferated in recent years.
Synonyms
increase,
expand,
breed,
mushroom,
escalate,
multiply,
burgeon,
snowball,
run riot,
grow rapidly
in the sense of propagate
Definition
to reproduce or breed
Tomatoes rot in order to transmit their seed and propagate the species.
Synonyms
reproduce,
breed,
multiply,
proliferate,
beget,
procreate (formal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of replicate
Definition
to make or be an exact copy of
He was not able to replicate this experiment.
Synonyms
copy,
follow,
repeat,
reproduce,
recreate,
ape,
mimic,
duplicate,
reduplicate
in the sense of represent
Definition
to present an image of through a picture or sculpture
The cartoonist represents him as an old man in a dressing gown.
Synonyms
depict,
show,
describe,
picture,
express,
illustrate,
outline,
portray,
sketch,
render,
designate,
reproduce,
evoke,
denote,
delineate
in the sense of spawn
Definition
to cause (something) to be created
His novels spawned both movies and television shows.
Synonyms
generate,
produce,
give rise to,
start,
prompt,
provoke,
set off,
bring about,
spark off,
set in motion
in the sense of transcribe
Definition
to write, type, or print out (a text) fully from a speech or notes
Every telephone call will be recorded and transcribed.
Synonyms
write out,
reproduce,
take down,
copy out,
note,
transfer,
set out,
rewrite
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