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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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“It’s all about memory. It’s all about bringing back what happened before in order not to reproduce the same mistakes or to learn and to also understand why things happen. Nothing comes from nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

What’s more, conservation experiments can take decades to produce results, because many species reproduce slowly and ecosystems are slow to change.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Like all bacteria, Anabaena reproduce by dividing into new cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Native to South America, nutrias were originally brought to the U.S. in the early 1900s to breed and reproduce for a fur trade that was never successful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I rarely reproduce biological diagrams in text—the mind’s eye is usually richer in detail.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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