PROCREATE

reproduce, procreate, multiply

(verb) have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; “The Bible tells people to procreate”; “These bacteria reproduce”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

procreate (third-person singular simple present procreates, present participle procreating, simple past and past participle procreated)

(transitive) To beget or conceive (offspring).

(transitive) To originate, create or produce something.

(intransitive) To reproduce.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro"cre*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Procreating.] Etym: [L. procreatus, p. p. of procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.]

Definition: To generate and produce; to beget; to engender.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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