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pro⋅cre⋅ate

  [proh-kree-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to beget or generate (offspring).
2. to produce; bring into being.
–verb (used without object)
3. to beget offspring.
4. to produce; bring into being.
Origin:
1530–40; < L prōcreātus, ptp. of prōcreāre to breed. See pro- 1 , create

Related forms:
pro⋅cre⋅a⋅tion, noun
pro⋅cre⋅a⋅tive, adjective
pro⋅cre⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
pro⋅cre⋅a⋅tor, noun
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pro·cre·ate   (prō'krē-āt')   
v.   pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates

v.   tr.
  1. To beget and conceive (offspring).
  2. To produce or create; originate.
v.   intr.
To beget and conceive offspring; reproduce.

[Latin prōcreāre, prōcreāt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + creāre, to create; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
pro'cre·ant (-ənt) adj., pro'cre·a'tion n., pro'cre·a'tor n.
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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.
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Main Entry: pro·cre·ate
Pronunciation: 'prO-krE-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitivesenses
: to beget or bring forth (offspring) : PROPAGATE procreate intransitivesenses
: to beget or bring forth offspring : REPRODUCE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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procreate pro·cre·ate (prō'krē-āt')
v. pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates

  1. To beget and conceive offspring; to reproduce.
  2. To produce or create; originate.
pro'cre·a'tion n.

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