Procreate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Procreate is a verb meaning (transitive) To beget or conceive (offsprings).
Meaning
(transitive) To beget or conceive (offsprings).
More Meanings
- (transitive) To originate, create or produce.
- (intransitive) To reproduce.
- (as a participle) Procreated, begotten.
- The produce of money, interest.
Example Sentences
Some of these Kings, dying without procreate Heires.
If the Paiment be half Yearly or Quarterly […] let the Log. of the Yearly Procreat be multiplied accordingly, by ¹⁄₃ or ¹⁄₂.
Word Forms
- procreates
- procreating
- procreated
Synonyms for procreate
Depending on context, synonyms include beget, breed, multiply, reproduce.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reproduce, multiply, beget, breed, mate, generate.
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