procreate
verb
pro·cre·ate
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procreated;
procreating
Definition of procreate
: to beget or bring forth (offspring) : propagate
: to beget or bring forth offspring : reproduce
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Other Words from procreate
procreation
\ ˌprō-krē-ˈā-shən
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noun
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noun
procreative
\ ˈprō-krē-ˌā-tiv
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adjective
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adjective
procreator
\ ˈprō-krē-ˌā-tər
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noun
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noun
Examples of procreate in a Sentence
Animals have a natural instinct to procreate.
the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire
Recent Examples on the Web
Females eventually absorb the males who lose organs, such as their eyes during the process, until the male becomes a sac with sperm which the female uses at her leisure to procreate. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "Why the Anglerfish Continues To Haunt Our Dreams," 30 July 2019 The run ended with a classic Jurassic joke, wondering how Corden ever procreated. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, "Jeff Goldblum Throws Shade at James Corden Over 'Cats' Character in Fierce 'Drop the Mic' Battle: Watch," 30 July 2019 On the fifth step, a vow to procreate, Balaji glanced back with a coy smile at Nidhi. — Abhijith Ravinutala, chicagotribune.com, "2019 Algren Awards: Finalist: Definition(s)," 20 July 2019 The Española pepper would be the first fruiting plant -- a flowering plant that grows a seed pod to procreate -- to be grown at the International Space Station. — Sophie Sherry And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "The Española chile pepper will be the first fruiting plant NASA grows in space," 14 July 2019 Movement is one of our 10 life functions — on the same list as eating, sleeping and procreating. — Detroit Free Press, "How dancing improves overall health," 1 July 2019 According to the Sussex Wildlife Trust, which alerted the Daily Mail to the drunk-wasp news, the bugs in question are worker wasps, which cannot procreate and only exist to help feed the queen wasps and larvae. — Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, "Watch Out: Wasps Are Apparently Drunk and Angry This Time of Year," 10 Aug. 2018 Maybe my purpose on this planet isn't to procreate. — Ruby Buddemeyer, Marie Claire, "Jennifer Aniston: "Maybe My Purpose on This Planet Isn’t to Procreate"," 1 Aug. 2018 Maybe my purpose on this planet isn’t to procreate. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Jennifer Aniston Shuts Down the Sexist Reports About Her Divorce Like a Boss," 1 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'procreate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for procreate
procreate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of procreate
formal
: to produce children or offspring
See the full definition for procreate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
procreate
verb
pro·cre·ate
| \ ˈprō-krē-ˌāt
\
\
procreated;
procreating
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