Procreate

Procreate
Procreate Pro"cre*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procreating}.] [L. procreatus, p. p. of procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.] To generate and produce; to beget; to engender. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • procreate — [prō′krē āt΄] vt., vi. procreated, procreating [< L procreatus, pp. of procreare, to procreate < pro , PRO 2 + creare, to CREATE] 1. to produce (young); beget (offspring) 2. to produce or bring into existence procreation n. procreative …   English World dictionary

  • procreate — index bear (yield), create, produce (manufacture), propagate (increase), pullulate, reproduce …   Law dictionary

  • procreate — (v.) 1530s, from L. procreatus, pp. of procreare (see PROCREATION (Cf. procreation)). Related: Procreated; procreating …   Etymology dictionary

  • procreate — *generate, engender, beget, get, sire, breed, propagate, reproduce …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • procreate — [v] reproduce beget, breed, conceive, create, engender, father, generate, get, give birth to, hatch, impregnate, make, mother, multiply, originate, parent, produce, progenerate, proliferate, propagate, sire, spawn; concepts 173,251,374 Ant. kill …   New thesaurus

  • procreate — ► VERB ▪ produce young. DERIVATIVES procreation noun procreative adjective. ORIGIN Latin procreare generate, bring forth …   English terms dictionary

  • procreate — [[t]pro͟ʊkrieɪt[/t]] procreates, procreating, procreated VERB When animals or people procreate, they produce young or babies. [FORMAL] Most young women feel a biological need to procreate. Syn: reproduce Derived words: procreation… …   English dictionary

  • procreate — UK [ˈprəʊkrɪeɪt] / US [ˈproʊkrɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms procreate : present tense I/you/we/they procreate he/she/it procreates present participle procreating past tense procreated past participle procreated formal to… …   English dictionary

  • Procreate the Petrifactions — Infobox Album | Name = Procreate the Petrifactions Type = Album Artist = Aggressor Released = 1993 Recorded = 1992 Genre = Death metal Length = Label = Theka EHL 001 Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Procreate the Petrifactions… …   Wikipedia

  • Procreate the Petrifactions 2004 — Infobox Album | Name = Procreate the Petrifactions 2004 Type = Album Artist = Aggressor Released = 2004 Recorded = 1992/1991 Genre = Death metal Length = Label = Theka EHL 001 Producer = Reviews = Last album = Unreleased (2003) This album =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”