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- [ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos]
- /ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus/
- /ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos]
- /ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus/
Definitions of reproduce word
- verb with object reproduce to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture. 1
- verb with object reproduce to produce again or anew by natural process: to reproduce a severed branch. 1
- verb with object reproduce Biology. to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual. 1
- verb with object reproduce to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms). 1
- verb with object reproduce to produce, form, make, or bring about again or anew in any manner. 1
- verb with object reproduce to recall to the mind or have a mental image of (a past incident, scene, etc.), as by the aid of memory or imagination. 1
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Origin of reproduce
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; re- + produce
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Reproduce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reproduce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reproduce usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reproduce
verb reproduce
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
Top questions with reproduce
- how do oysters reproduce?
- how do bacteria reproduce?
- how do worms reproduce?
- how do viruses reproduce?
- how do chickens reproduce?
- how do plants reproduce?
- how do jellyfish reproduce?
- how do fish reproduce?
- how do fungi reproduce?
- how do snails reproduce?
- how do snakes reproduce?
- how do clams reproduce?
- how do sharks reproduce?
- how do birds reproduce?
- how does bacteria reproduce?
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