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reproduce

[ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos] / ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /
VERB
make more copies of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clone copy duplicate emulate imitate mirror photocopy portray print recreate reflect repeat replicate reprint
STRONG
Photostat Xerox dupe echo engross follow manifold match mimeo mimeograph parallel photograph pirate reawaken recount redo reduplicate reenact relive remake represent revive stereotype transcribe type
WEAK
carbon do again knock off restamp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original
WEAK
abort destroy kill stop
VERB
make something new; give birth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breed hatch multiply proliferate propagate spawn
STRONG
bear beget engender father fecundate generate impregnate mother procreate sire
WEAK
produce young progenerate repopulate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease destroy
STRONG
kill
WEAK
abort stop

Example Sentences

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They annihilated France but couldn't reproduce anything like that performance in Dublin.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Scientists call it the "zombie" tree because, although some individuals are still alive, the species is unable to grow and reproduce normally without major intervention.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Leafhoppers reproduce using what scientists call a "lock and key" system.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Could you explain how those actively reproduce class and racial hierarchies?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Our corn, or maize, has been bred for ten thousand generations to be more tasty and nutritious than its scrawny ancestors; indeed, it is so changed that it cannot even reproduce without human intervention.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.