reproduce

[ree-pruh-doos, -dyoos] / ˌri prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

VERB

make more copies of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clone copy duplicate emulate imitate mirror photocopy portray print recreate reflect repeat replicate reprint

STRONG

Photostat Xerox dupe echo engross follow manifold match mimeo mimeograph parallel photograph pirate reawaken recount redo reduplicate reenact relive remake represent revive stereotype transcribe type

WEAK

carbon do again knock off restamp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be original

WEAK

abort destroy kill stop

VERB

make something new; give birth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breed hatch multiply proliferate propagate spawn

STRONG

bear beget engender father fecundate generate impregnate mother procreate sire

WEAK

produce young progenerate repopulate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease destroy

STRONG

kill

WEAK

abort stop

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Larvae that receive abundant food from older siblings develop high energy metabolism and become workers, which do not reproduce.

From Science Daily

We have reproduced the 2025 quiz below, with the correct answers in bold.

From Barron's

By introducing the same genetic "driver mutation" found in patients into the GPCs of mice, they successfully reproduced key steps of brain tumor development.

From Science Daily

And they are laying groundwork for AI that can one day reproduce the knowledge of an experienced leader or skilled worker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ultracold atom quantum simulators allow scientists to reproduce complex material behavior under conditions that traditional solid-state experiments cannot achieve.

From Science Daily

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