pro|cre|a|tion

pro|cre|a|tion
pro|cre|a|tion «PROH kree AY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or process of producing offspring; reproduction; begetting.
2. Figurative. production.

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  • 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

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   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

  • procreation — SYN: reproduction (1). * * * pro·cre·ation .prō krē ā shən n the act or process of procreating: REPRODUCTION * * * pro·cre·a·tion (pro″kre aґshən) reproduction (def. 2). procreative adj …   Medical dictionary

  • Procreation — Pro cre*a tion, n. [F. procr[ e]ation, L, procreatio.] The act of begetting; generation and production of young. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ative — cre·ative·ness; ex·cit·ative; ex·ploit·ative; ex·plor·ative; fer·ment·ative; go ahead·ative·ness; per·me·ative; per·son·ative; phos·pho·ryl·ative; pre·vent·ative; pro·cre·ative; re·fut·ative; re·sult·ative; sanc·tion·ative; trans·mut·ative;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

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