"reproduce" meaning in English

See reproduce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌri.proʊˈdjus/ [UK], /ˌri.proʊˈdus/ [US] Audio: en-uk-reproduce.ogg [UK], en-us-reproduce.ogg [US] Forms: reproduce [canonical], reproduces [third-person, singular], reproduced [past], reproduced [past, participle], reproducing [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + produce Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|produce}} re- + produce Head templates: {{verb|reproduc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To create or generate a new living thing, such as a baby Synonyms: create, make, procreate
    Sense id: simple-reproduce-en-verb-~tofOpbq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-
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