PROCREATE


Meaning of PROCREATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin procreatus, past participle of procreare, from pro- forth + creare to create — more at pro- , create

Date: 1536

transitive verb

: to beget or bring forth (offspring) : propagate

intransitive verb

: to beget or bring forth offspring : reproduce

• pro·cre·ation ˌprō-krē-ˈā-shən noun

• pro·cre·ative ˈprō-krē-ˌā-tiv adjective

• pro·cre·ator -ˌā-tər noun

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