reproduce
verbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs//
- United Kingdom//ˌɹiː.pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs//
- United States//ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus//
To produce an image or copy of.
verb
- 1
To produce an image or copy of.
- 2
To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
- 3
To produce again; to recreate.
- 4
To bring something to mind; to recall.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce From re- + produce.
Forms
- past tense
- reproduced
- past participle
- reproduced
- present participle
- reproducing
- third person singular
- reproduces