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to reproduce

to reproduce

41 4.0
To make a copy of something that looks like the original
  • verb
  • /ˌriːprəˈduːs/
translation icon : reproducir
  • The software can reproduce the original data accurately for backup purposes.
  • reproduced with permission
  • faithfully reproduced
  • reproduced in figures

And so I said, well, I wonder if I could reproduce that study in the MIMIC database.

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Examples

  • Research groups at NASA and the US Navy have recently been able to reproduce those results.

  • Early in the history of printing, woodcuts already reproduced other works of art.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So the first thing you do when you run this application, you try to reproduce the data.

  • So this experiment is kind of hard to reproduce in your study run, right?

  • We're able to reproduce the outcomes, which means it's really, really scientific.

  • So you can successfully reproduce this pattern.

  • The reliability of the data is based, in part, on this capacity to reproduce data products.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I run a small print business in which I restore and reproduce vintage maps.

  • And those changes and advances were reproduced across Europe and North America.

  • Each reading passage was reproduced in two forms: an instructor copy and a student copy.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

to copy
vsto reproduce
328 1.0

Make the same words or pictures as the original

is about making a similar item rather than focusing on documents only
to imitate
vsto reproduce
186 2.7

Copy the way someone speaks, looks, or acts

involves making a material likeness or duplicate rather than copying behavior
to recreate
vsto reproduce
102 4.5

To make a thing again so it looks like the original

is the general act of making a similar thing, not always an exact copy
to duplicate
vsto reproduce
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

focuses on creating a close likeness rather than strictly repeating exactly
to multiply
vsto reproduce
75 3.2

To increase in number quickly by making more of something

refers to making one or a few close copies rather than mass increase
to replicate
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
66 4.9

To make an exact copy of something, often in a lab

is broader, meaning to make a close copy not always identical
to clone
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
58 4.5

To make an exact copy of a living thing using science

is general making a close copy and not limited to living things or biotech
to emulate
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
8 7.0

To make a program or device act like another machine, for example an old game console

focuses on making a similar product, not just matching function or behavior
to copycat
vsto reproduce
  • Informal
1 3.7

To do the same things or say the same words as someone else

is neutral and does not carry the negative sense of unoriginal copying
to copy out
vsto reproduce
1 2.8

Write or type something exactly as it looks in another place

refers to making a close version in any form, not only by writing
to reduplicate
vsto reproduce
1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

focuses on repeating or doubling rather than producing a new copied item
to dup
vsto reproduce
  • Informal
1 8.6

To make a copy of a file or recording

is the neutral word for producing a close likeness across situations
to re-create
vsto reproduce
  • UK
4.1

Make something again so it looks like the original

is broader and can mean create a new version rather than exact match
to resynthesize
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
7.8

To make a material again using a scientific or technical method

uses broader language for making a close copy, not only chemical processes

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

How Accurate

to replicate
  • Specialized
66 4.9
to duplicate
84 3.5
to reproduce
41 4.0
to copy
328 1.0
to imitate
186 2.7

Surface Forms

reproduce infinitive
reproduced past
reproduced past participle
reproducing present participle
reproduces third person singular

Morphology

reproduce = produce (semi-transparent) = re + produce

The meaning is broadly 'produce again', but the specific sense of making a copy or duplicate is somewhat narrower than a fully literal reading.

Etymology

Reproduce is made of re- 'again' plus the root of produce 'to make', so it literally means 'make again'. That is why to reproduce a work is to make a copy that closely matches the original.