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

Example Sentences

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This coordinated response makes it difficult for the virus to reproduce and spread.

From Science Daily

These trees even needed wildfires to reproduce—their seed cones only opened up when exposed to extreme heat.

From Literature

Epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without showing any measurable increase in energy use.

From Science Daily

The team discovered how to reproduce their earlier results while using only a tiny fraction of the thorium previously required.

From Science Daily

First, there’s antigenic drift, which happens in the genes of the virus over time as the virus reproduces.

From Salon