英语词汇“procreate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pro•cre•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing.

Developmental Biologyto generate (offspring or young): [no object]Human beings need to procreate.[~ + object]to procreate offspring.

pro•cre•a•tion n. [uncountable]The primary purpose of sex was procreation.
pro•cre•a•tive, adj.:procreative tendencies.

pro•cre•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.

Developmental Biologyto beget or generate (offspring).
to produce;
bring into being.

v.i.

Developmental Biologyto beget offspring.
to produce;
bring into being.

Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre to breed. See pro-¹, create
1530–40

pro′cre•a′tion, n.
pro′cre•a′tive, adj.
pro′cre•a′tive•ness, n.
pro′cre•a′tor, n.

procreate /ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt/ vb

to beget or engender (offspring)
(transitive) to bring into being

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-¹ + creāre to create

ˈprocreant, ˈprocreˌative adj ˌprocreˈation n ˈprocreˌator n

单词	procreate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pro•cre•ate /ˈproʊkriˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. Developmental Biologyto generate (offspring or young): [no object]Human beings need to procreate.[~ + object]to procreate offspring. pro•cre•a•tion /ˌproʊkriˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]The primary purpose of sex was procreation. pro•cre•a•tive, adj.:procreative tendencies. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pro•cre•ate (prō′krē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. Developmental Biologyto beget or generate (offspring). to produce; bring into being. v.i. Developmental Biologyto beget offspring. to produce; bring into being. Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre to breed. See pro-¹, create 1530–40 pro′cre•a′tion, n. pro′cre•a′tive, adj. pro′cre•a′tive•ness, n. pro′cre•a′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: procreate /ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt/ vb to beget or engender (offspring) (transitive) to bring into being Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-¹ + creāre to create ˈprocreant, ˈprocreˌative adj ˌprocreˈation n ˈprocreˌator n
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