Reproduce
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Reproduce is a verb meaning (transitive) To produce an image or copy of.
Meaning
(transitive) To produce an image or copy of.
More Meanings
- (transitive or intransitive, biology) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
- (transitive) To produce again; to recreate.
- (transitive) To bring something to mind; to recall.
Example Sentences
The 12-page ruling notes that “Marriage is when a man and a woman are willing to live together, to build a husband and wife relationship to reproduce their offspring […] . Marriage is, therefore, reserved for only a man and a woman.” Other parts in the verdict also mention that members of the LGBTQIA+ community cannot reproduce, as it is against nature, and that people of those communities are no different to other animals with strange behaviours or physical features.
Word Forms
- reproduces
- reproducing
- reproduced
Synonyms for reproduce
Depending on context, synonyms include manifold, regurgitate, procreate, multiply.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multiply, procreate, regurgitate, replicate, copying, copy.
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