Procreate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːkɹiːˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒkɹiːˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒkɹiːˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːkɹiːˌeɪt/.

Examples

The Bible tells people to procreate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

multiply reproduce

Parts of Speech

verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant “The Bible tells people to procreate”

Word Forms

reproductive	adjective	producing new life or offspring
reproduction	noun	the process of generating offspring
procreative	adjective	producing new life or offspring
procreation	noun	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
multiplication	noun	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zeugen

Nachkommen haben oder mehr Individuen eines bestimmten Tieres oder einer bestimmten Pflanze hervorbringen

🇫🇷French

procréer

avoir une progéniture ou produire plus d’individus d’un animal ou d’une plante donné

🇪🇸Spanish

procrear

tener descendencia o producir más individuos de un determinado animal o planta

🇮🇹Italian

procreare

avere prole o produrre più individui di un dato animale o pianta

🇳🇱Dutch

voortplanten

nakomelingen krijgen of meer individuen van een bepaald dier of plant voortbrengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

procriar

ter descendentes ou produzir mais indivíduos de um determinado animal ou planta

🇷🇺Russian

производить потомство

иметь потомство или производить больше особей данного животного или растения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैदा करना

किसी दिए गए जानवर या पौधे की संतान पैदा करना या उससे अधिक व्यक्तियों को पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রজনন

একটি প্রদত্ত প্রাণী বা উদ্ভিদের সন্তানসন্ততি বা আরও বেশি ব্যক্তি তৈরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

இனப்பெருக்கம்

கொடுக்கப்பட்ட விலங்கு அல்லது தாவரத்தின் சந்ததி அல்லது அதிக தனிநபர்களை உருவாக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతానోత్పత్తి

ఇచ్చిన జంతువు లేదా మొక్క యొక్క సంతానం లేదా ఎక్కువ మంది వ్యక్తులను ఉత్పత్తి చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्पन्न करणे

दिलेल्या प्राण्याची किंवा वनस्पतीची संतती असणे किंवा अधिक व्यक्ती निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રજનન

આપેલ પ્રાણી અથવા છોડના સંતાનો હોય અથવા વધુ વ્યક્તિઓ ઉત્પન્ન કરે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಮಾಡು

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಸ್ಯದ ಸಂತತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജനിപ്പിക്കുക

തന്നിരിക്കുന്ന മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെയോ ചെടിയുടെയോ സന്തതികളുണ്ടാകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൂടുതൽ വ്യക്തികളെ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜਾਂ ਪੌਦੇ ਦੇ ਔਲਾਦ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیدا کرنا

کسی جانور یا پودے کی اولاد پیدا کریں یا زیادہ افراد پیدا کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生育

给定的动物或植物产生后代或产生更多个体

🇯🇵Japanese

子孫を残す

特定の動物または植物の子孫を残すか、より多くの個体を生み出す

🇰🇷Korean

낳다

특정 동물이나 식물의 자손을 갖거나 더 많은 개체를 생산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh sản

có con cái hoặc sinh ra nhiều cá thể của một loài động vật hoặc thực vật nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ให้กำเนิด

มีลูกหลานหรือให้กำเนิดสัตว์หรือพืชชนิดใดชนิดหนึ่งมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghasilkan

memiliki keturunan atau menghasilkan lebih banyak individu dari hewan atau tumbuhan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

magkaanak

magkaroon ng mga supling o gumawa ng mas maraming indibidwal ng isang ibinigay na hayop o halaman

🇲🇾Malay

beranak pinak

mempunyai anak atau menghasilkan lebih banyak individu haiwan atau tumbuhan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنجاب

لديهم ذرية أو إنتاج المزيد من الأفراد من حيوان أو نبات معين

🇮🇷Persian

تولید مثل کنند

فرزندان یا تعداد بیشتری از یک حیوان یا گیاه را تولید کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

doğurmak

belirli bir hayvan veya bitkinin yavrularına sahip olmak veya daha fazla birey üretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹלִיד

יש צאצאים או לייצר יותר פרטים של חיה או צמח נתון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'procreate'?

The primary meaning of 'procreate' is 'have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'procreate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'procreate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'procreate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'procreate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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