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to reproduce

to reproduce

26 4.0
To make a sound, image, or mood again so it feels like the original
  • verb
  • /ˌriːprəˈduːs/
translation icon : reproducir
  • The artist was able to reproduce the vibrant colors of the original painting with remarkable accuracy.
  • reproduce sounds
  • reproduce images
  • accurately reproduce the sound

And all of those things will be recorded by your MIDI sequencer and then reproduced.

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Examples

  • I dreamed of creating a mirror that would reproduce the world as it really is.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • He can reproduce any sound that he hears, just like a modern day Lyrebird.

  • You know, because in some sense you have to reproduce the experience of the race.

  • And then they go into their own lives and they try to reproduce what they have learned on online.

  • And so that that helps us just reproduce that realism that you see on screen.

  • Even a tiny speaker will recognize that it has too much sub information and it just will not be able to reproduce the sound properly.

  • When the machine runs, we can also move the wheels laterally to reproduce the effect of real traffic.

  • Treating regional identity in such a way reproduces many of the problems initially identified with the study of gender.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So what he did was he developed this apparatus which reproduced this field in human beings.

  • To understand the experiment fully, the students had to reproduce the procedure exactly as described in the textbook.

Synonyms

to copy
vsto reproduce
328 1.0

Make the same words or pictures as the original

covers making copies of many things including moods or atmospheres too
to imitate
vsto reproduce
186 2.7

Copy the way someone speaks, looks, or acts

is about recreating sounds, images, ideas, or atmospheres rather than imitating people
to recreate
vsto reproduce
102 4.5

To make a thing again so it looks like the original

focuses more on remaking varied things, not only physical or visual items
to duplicate
vsto reproduce
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

is used more widely for recreating sounds, images, ideas, or feelings
to replicate
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
66 4.9

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

creates copies broadly across sound, image, idea, or mood rather than only technical exactness
to simulate
vsto reproduce
22 5.5

Copy someone's voice or actions to seem like them

involves actually producing or creating the original rather than only seeming like it
to emulate
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
8 7.0

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

is about making things again themselves rather than copying system behaviour
to reduplicate
vsto reproduce
1 7.8

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

is about creating again across sensory and abstract forms rather than mere doubling
to dup
vsto reproduce
  • Informal
1 8.6

To make a copy of a file or recording

applies more widely to recreating images, sounds, ideas, or moods beyond files
to re-create
vsto reproduce
  • UK
4.1

Make something again so it looks like the original

is broader, applying to copying sounds, images, ideas, or moods generally
to resynthesize
vsto reproduce
  • Specialized
8.2

To recreate a sound or image from information, for example from separate tracks

is more general and not limited to a technical synthesis process

How Accurate

to replicate
  • Specialized
66 4.9
to reproduce
26 4.0
to recreate
102 4.5
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 sense still means 'produce again', but when applied to effects, moods, or atmospheres it becomes somewhat broader and less literal.

Etymology

Reproduce comes from re- 'again' and the root of produce 'to make', so it can mean 'make again' for sound, image, or feeling. That's why a speaker or an artist can reproduce a song, picture, or mood by bringing it back again.