procreate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *procreate*:
VERB	body	procreate, reproduce, multiply	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

procreate > pronunciation
Sounds	prow'kriyey't
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *procreate*: 1 sense > verb 1, body
Meaning	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"The Bible tells people to procreate"
Synonyms	reproduce, multiply
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Narrower	breed, multiply	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
	brood, hatch, cover, incubate	Sit on (eggs)
	fructify, set	bear fruit
	propagate	Multiply sexually or asexually
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Spanish	multiplicarse, multiplicar, procrear, proliferar, reproducirse, reproducir
Catalan	multiplicar, procrear, reproduir-se, reproduir
Adjectives	procreative	producing new life or offspring
Nouns	procreation	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

HyperDic: procreate