v.
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē -pr ə - ' düs, - ' dyüs
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1611
: to produce again: as a : to produce (new individuals of the same kind) by a sexual or asexual process b : to cause to exist again or anew < reproduce water from steam> c : to imitate closely <sound-effects can reproduce the sound of thunder> d : to present again e : to make a representation (as an image or copy) of < reproduce a face on canvas> f : to revive mentally : RECALL g : to translate (a recording) into sound
intransitive verb
1 : to undergo reproduction
2 : to produce offspring
– re · pro · duc · er noun
– re · pro · duc · ibil · i · ty \ - ˌ dü-s ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē , - ˌ dyü- \ noun
– re · pro · duc · ible \ - ' dü-s ə -b ə l, - ' dyü- \ adjective or noun
– re · pro · duc · ibly \ -bl ē \ adverb