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[ proh -kree-eyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing. to beget or generate (offspring).
to produce; bring into being.
verb (used without object), pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing. to beget offspring.
to produce; bring into being.
Origin of procreate First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre “to breed”; see pro-1 , create
OTHER WORDS FROM procreate pro·cre·a·tion [proh-kree-ey -shuh n] /ˌproʊ kriˈeɪ ʃən/ noun pro·cre·a·tive, adjective pro·cre·a·tive·ness, noun pro·cre·a·tor, noun
non·pro·cre·a·tive, adjective un·pro·cre·at·ed, adjective
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Worn down by the rigors of slavery, the men lost their desire to procreate .
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He laughed at people who said that a castrato could not procreate .
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They have descendants, of that there is no room for doubt; they procreate though there are no males in their time.
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As Braunitsch had put it so succinctly, "Even the lowest worm can procreate itself—unfortunately."
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They will obey and procreate , though the heavens roll up as a scroll and all things come to judgment.
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When Adam saw (through the Spirit) that his posterity would be condemned to Gehenna, he disobeyed the precept to procreate .
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British Dictionary definitions for procreate verb to beget or engender (offspring)
(tr) to bring into being
Derived forms of procreate procreant or procreative , adjective procreation , noun procreator , noun Word Origin for procreate C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro- 1 + creāre to create
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Words related to procreate spawn, proliferate, originate, impregnate, parent, engender, sire, create, breed, father, generate, mother, produce, propagate, conceive, hatch, multiply, get, beget, make
Medical definitions for procreate v. To beget and conceive offspring; to reproduce.
To produce or create; originate.
Other words from procreate pro′cre•a′ tion n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.