pro|cre|ate

pro|cre|ate
pro|cre|ate «PROH kree ayt», verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
–v.t.
1. to become father to; beget.
2. to bring into being; produce: »

Only two on an average survive to procreate their kind (Charles Darwin).

–v.i.
to produce offspring; reproduce.
[< Latin prōcreāre (with English -ate1) < prō- forth + creāre to create, bring forth, beget]

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  • pro·cre·ate — …   Useful english dictionary

  • cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… …   English syllables

  • pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… …   English syllables

  • ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

  • procreate — pro·cre·ate …   English syllables

  • procreate — pro•cre•ate [[t]ˈproʊ kriˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) dvl to beget or generate (offspring) 2) to produce; bring into being 3) dvl to beget offspring • Etymology: 1530–40; < L prōcreātus, ptp. of prōcreāre to breed. See pro I, create pro… …   From formal English to slang

  • procreate — pro|cre|ate [ proukri,eıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to produce babies or young animals ╾ pro|cre|a|tion [ ,proukri eıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • procreate — pro|cre|ate [ˈprəukrieıt US ˈprou ] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of procreare, from creare; CREATE] formal to produce children or baby animals = ↑reproduce >procreation [ˌprəukriˈeıʃən US ˌprou ] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • procreate — To beget; to produce by the sexual act; said usually of the male parent. [L. pro creo, pp. creatus, to beget] * * * pro·cre·ate prō krē .āt vb, at·ed; at·ing vt to beget or bring forth (offspring): PROPAGATE vi to bege …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

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