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Reproduce Common

Reproduce has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

make a copy or equivalent of

"reproduce the painting"

2

have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

"The Bible tells people to procreate"

"These bacteria reproduce"

3

recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.

"this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"

"He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

4

repeat after memorization

"For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"

5

To produce an image or copy of.

"The old printer managed to reproduce a clear black-and-white image despite the faded ink cartridge."

In plain English: To reproduce means to make an exact copy of something, like when you duplicate a file on your computer.

"Fish often reproduce quickly in warm waters during the spring."

Example Sentences
"Fish often reproduce quickly in warm waters during the spring." verb
"She tried to reproduce her famous painting but missed some of the details." verb
"The printer failed to reproduce the text clearly on the paper." verb
"You can easily reproduce this simple cake recipe at home with basic ingredients." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
produce make re-create repeat
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
duplicate triplicate quadruplicate reprint photocopy play back imitate fingerprint print propagate fructify breed brood catch

Origin

The word reproduce is formed by combining the prefix re- with produce. It entered English to mean producing something again or a second time.

Rhyming Words
uce puce luce duce pauce sauce bruce truce douce educe pruce peuce deuce deduce induce abduce spruce seduce almuce adduce
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