English Explanatory Dictionary

reproduce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To produce an image or copy of.
  2. To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
  3. To produce again; to recreate.
  4. To bring something to mind; to recall.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs/ /ˌɹiː.pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ En-uk-reproduce.ogg /ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/ En-us-reproduce.ogg

Word forms

reproduce reproduces reproducing reproduced

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce From re- + produce.

Synonyms

manifold

Related words

reproduction procreate proliferate spawn

Derived words

nonreproduced nonreproducing outreproduce photoreproduce reproduceable reproducer reproducibility reproducible reprography unreproduced
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