reproduce

[ ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]
/ ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

verb (used with object), re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing.

verb (used without object), re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing.

to reproduce its kind, as an organism; propagate; bear offspring.
to turn out in a given manner when copied: This picture will reproduce well.

Origin of reproduce

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + produce

SYNONYMS FOR reproduce

3 generate, propagate, beget.
5 repeat. See imitate.

OTHER WORDS FROM reproduce

Words nearby reproduce

reprobation, reprobative, reprocess, reprocessed, reprocessing, reproduce, reproducer, reproduction, reproduction proof, reproductive, reproductive cell

Example sentences from the Web for non-reproducible

  • Land – being a scarce, non-reproducible resource – fostered a scarce, non-reproducible social elite.

    After the Rain |Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for non-reproducible

reproduce
/ (ˌriːprəˈdjuːs) /

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of reproduce

reproducible, adjective reproducibly, adverb reproducibility, noun

Medical definitions for non-reproducible

reproduce
[ rē′prə-dōōs′, -dyōōs′ ]

v.

To produce a counterpart, an image, or a copy of something.
To bring something to mind again.
To generate offspring by sexual or asexual means.