to reproduce
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3.7
- verb
- /ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/
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reproducirse
- Bacteria reproduce, slime molds reproduce, trees reproduce.
- survive and reproduce
- able to reproduce
- successfully reproduce
Women who are trying to reproduce should not be fasting.
- Women who are trying to reproduce should not be fasting.
- By the way, really, most animals reproduce till they're dying, until they die.
- So all animals that are sexually reproducing use sexual signals.
- Does it only give itself one chance to reproduce and have more apple trees?
- It will not reproduce outside of the cell.
- Bacteria reproduce, slime molds reproduce, trees reproduce.
- Because all the male needs to do is to reproduce and pass on his genes to the next generation.
- So the ants all have the same system with some females that are reproducing and a lot that aren't.
- It gives you just what you need to survive long enough to reproduce.
- Well, it occurs because life reproduces.
- Otherwise in a way we're still wired just to survive and reproduce.
- So most humans actually didn't live to reproduce.
- So the the salmon, they, they swim upstream to spawn, you know, to reproduce.
Examples
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Some species need our help to survive and reproduce.
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You need only a small amount because they reproduce rapidly in the pond.
Academic text (1993) -
Does it only give itself one chance to reproduce and have more apple trees?
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And it's better to reproduce even a few than none.
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That is what we are on this earth for, is to reproduce and to keep our offspring going.
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So when do eels reproduce and where do they do it?
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But then, each microorganism reproduces itself every 11 seconds.
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No, no, it reproduces asexually.
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Now that she's chosen him as her partner, the pair needs to head to the safer coastal waters to reproduce.
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Some species need our help to reproduce in the wild and maintain healthy populations.
Synonyms
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1.8
To make animals have babies, often by choosing their parents
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3.2
To increase in number quickly by making more of something
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5.5
To make many new things or ideas appear
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6.5
To have babies or young
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3.0
To make young animals or plants
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6.3
Help plants or animals have young and pass on traits
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8.1
To give birth to a child or young animal
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Etymology
Reproduce comes from the small prefix re- meaning 'again' and the same root as produce, which means 'to make' or 'bring forth'. So in nature to reproduce is to 'make again' — animals and plants make new young of the same kind.