reproduceverb
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʒuːs/us/ˌriː.prəˈduːs/reproduce verb (COPY)
C1 [ I or T ] to produce a copy of something, or to be copied in a production process:
His work was reproduced on leaflets and magazines.
They said the printing was too faint to reproduce well.
[ T ] to show or do something again:
The new design unfortunately reproduced some of the problems of the earlier model.
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- The best ink-jet printers can reproduce photographs with amazing fidelity.
- You can use the device to scan the image and reproduce it on-screen in an electronic format.
- Even if I wanted to I couldn't reproduce the same performance night after night.
- He had already asked for permission to reproduce the article.
- These works are reproduced mechanically for the mass market.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- derivative
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- leaf
- lift
- pirate
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- reproduction
- simulation
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Repeating an action
reproduce verb (PRODUCE YOUNG)
C2 [ I or T ] When living things reproduce, they produce young plants, animals, etc.:
These plants can reproduce sexually and asexually.
Some creatures were better at surviving and reproducing themselves than others.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal reproduction
- asexual
- asexual reproduction
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryo
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- seminal
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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