|rēprə|d(y)üs sometimes |rep- verb
Etymology: re- + produce
transitive verb
: to produce again: as
a. : to produce (new individuals of the same kind) by a sexual or an asexual process : cause the existence of (something of the same class, kind, or nature as another thing)
reproduce a rose
an animal which can reproduce a lost part
b. : to cause to exist again or anew
reproduce water from steam
c. : to cause to be or seem to be repeated : bring about again : repeat
actors reproduced the sound of running horses by pounding … pillows — American Guide Series: New York
d. : to bring forward, present, or exhibit again
letter from which I reproduce a few characteristic passages — Havelock Ellis
reproduce a play
e.
(1) : to make an image, copy, or other representation of : portray
reproduce a face on canvas
(2) : to copy by a different process or method than that originally employed
reproduce an oil painting by color lithography
f. : to cause to exist in the mind or imagination : create again mentally : represent clearly to the mind
g. : to revive mentally : have a mental image of : remember
h. : to translate (a recording) into sound or into an electrical voltage
intransitive verb
1. : to turn out in a specified way in reproduction
the original will reproduce clearly in a … photocopy — Dun's Review
2. : to produce offspring
the young couples did not reproduce freely — Willa Cather