PROCREATE


Meaning of PROCREATE in English

/ ˈprəʊkrieɪt; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ verb

[ v , vn ] ( formal ) to produce children or baby animals

SYN reproduce

►  pro·cre·ation / ˌprəʊkriˈeɪʃn; NAmE ˌproʊ-/ noun [ U ]:

They believe that sex is primarily for procreation.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin procreat- generated, brought forth, from the verb procreare , from pro- forth + creare create.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.