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procreate
pro·cre·ate P0578300 (prō′krē-āt′)v. pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates v.intr. To produce offspring; reproduce.v.tr. To produce (offspring); reproduce.
[Latin prōcreāre, prōcreāt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + creāre, to create; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′cre·ant (-ənt) adj.pro′cre·a′tion n.pro′cre·a′tor n.procreate (ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt) vb1. to beget or engender (offspring)2. (tr) to bring into being[C16: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-1 + creāre to create] ˈprocreant, ˈprocreˌative adj ˌprocreˈation n ˈprocreˌator npro•cre•ate (ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt)
v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to beget or generate (offspring). 2. to produce; bring into being. v.i. 3. to beget offspring. [1530–40; < Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre to breed. See pro-1, create] pro`cre•a′tion, n. pro′cre•a`tive, adj. pro′cre•a`tor, n. procreate
Past participle: procreated
Gerund: procreating
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| procreate | | procreate |
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| I procreate | | you procreate | | he/she/it procreates | | we procreate | | you procreate | | they procreate |
| Preterite |
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| I procreated | | you procreated | | he/she/it procreated | | we procreated | | you procreated | | they procreated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am procreating | | you are procreating | | he/she/it is procreating | | we are procreating | | you are procreating | | they are procreating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have procreated | | you have procreated | | he/she/it has procreated | | we have procreated | | you have procreated | | they have procreated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was procreating | | you were procreating | | he/she/it was procreating | | we were procreating | | you were procreating | | they were procreating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had procreated | | you had procreated | | he/she/it had procreated | | we had procreated | | you had procreated | | they had procreated |
| Future |
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| I will procreate | | you will procreate | | he/she/it will procreate | | we will procreate | | you will procreate | | they will procreate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have procreated | | you will have procreated | | he/she/it will have procreated | | we will have procreated | | you will have procreated | | they will have procreated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be procreating | | you will be procreating | | he/she/it will be procreating | | we will be procreating | | you will be procreating | | they will be procreating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been procreating | | you have been procreating | | he/she/it has been procreating | | we have been procreating | | you have been procreating | | they have been procreating |
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| I will have been procreating | | you will have been procreating | | he/she/it will have been procreating | | we will have been procreating | | you will have been procreating | | they will have been procreating |
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| I had been procreating | | you had been procreating | | he/she/it had been procreating | | we had been procreating | | you had been procreating | | they had been procreating |
| Conditional |
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| I would procreate | | you would procreate | | he/she/it would procreate | | we would procreate | | you would procreate | | they would procreate |
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| I would have procreated | | you would have procreated | | he/she/it would have procreated | | we would have procreated | | you would have procreated | | they would have procreated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | procreate - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"reproduce, multiplybiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismspropagate - multiply sexually or asexuallyfructify, set - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"multiply, breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
procreateverb (Formal) reproduce, mother, produce, father, breed, generate, sire, engender, propagate, beget, bring into being Most people feel a biological need to procreate.procreateverb1. To be the biological father of:beget, breed, father, get, sire.2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:breed, increase, multiply, proliferate, propagate, reproduce, spawn.3. To cause to come into existence:beget, breed, create, engender, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, produce, sire, spawn.Idiom: give birth to.Translations
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pro·cre·ate (prō'krē-āt), To beget; to produce by the sexual act; said usually of the male parent. [L. pro-creo, pp. -creatus, to beget] procreate (prō′krē-āt′)v. procre·ated, procre·ating, procre·ates v.intr. To produce offspring; reproduce.v.tr. To produce (offspring); reproduce.
pro′cre·ant (-ənt) adj.pro′cre·a′tion n.pro′cre·a′tor n.pro·cre·ate (prō'krē-āt') To beget; to produce by the sexual act. [L. pro-creo, pp. -creatus, to beget]LegalSeeProcreationprocreate
Synonyms for procreateverb reproduceSynonyms- reproduce
- mother
- produce
- father
- breed
- generate
- sire
- engender
- propagate
- beget
- bring into being
Synonyms for procreateverb to be the biological father ofSynonymsverb to produce sexually or asexually others of one's kindSynonyms- breed
- increase
- multiply
- proliferate
- propagate
- reproduce
- spawn
verb to cause to come into existenceSynonyms- beget
- breed
- create
- engender
- father
- hatch
- make
- originate
- parent
- produce
- sire
- spawn
Synonyms for procreateverb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plantSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- propagate
- fructify
- set
- multiply
- breed
- incubate
- hatch
- brood
- cover
- create
- make
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