HyperDic: procreate

English > 1 sense of the word procreate:
VERBbodyprocreate, reproduce, multiplyhave offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
procreate > pronunciation
Soundsprow'kriyey't
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > procreate: 1 sense > verb 1, body
Meaninghave offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.
PatternSomebody ----s
Example"The Bible tells people to procreate"
Synonymsreproduce, multiply
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Narrowerbreed, multiplyhave young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
brood, hatch, cover, incubateSit on (eggs)
fructify, setbear fruit
propagateMultiply sexually or asexually
Broadermake, createmake or cause to be or to become
Spanishmultiplicarse, multiplicar, procrear, proliferar, reproducirse, reproducir
Catalanmultiplicar, procrear, reproduir-se, reproduir
Adjectivesprocreativeproducing new life or offspring
Nounsprocreationthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

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