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Definition of procreation - 5 dictionary results

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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Procreation

Pro`cre*a"tion\, n. [F. procr['e]ation, L, procreatio.] The act of begetting; generation and production of young. --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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procreation 
c.1386, from O.Fr. procreacion (14c.), from L. procreationem (nom. procreatio) "generation," noun of action from procreare "bring forth" (offspring), from pro- "forth" + creare "create."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pro·cre·ation
Pronunciation: "prO-krE-'A-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of procreating : REPRODUCTION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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