reproducing

[ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos]

re·pro·duce

[ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos] verb, re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
2.
to produce again or anew by natural process: to reproduce a severed branch.
3.
Biology. to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.
4.
to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms).
5.
to produce, form, make, or bring about again or anew in any manner.
EXPAND
6.
to recall to the mind or have a mental image of (a past incident, scene, etc.), as by the aid of memory or imagination.
7.
to produce again, as a play produced at an earlier time.
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
8.
to reproduce its kind, as an organism; propagate; bear offspring.
9.
to turn out in a given manner when copied: This picture will reproduce well.

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Reproducing is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1605–15; re- + produce

re·pro·duc·er, noun
re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective
re·pro·duc·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective
self-re·pro·duc·ing, adjective
EXPAND
un·re·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective
COLLAPSE


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

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