Main Entry: re·pro·duce

Pronunciation: \ˌrē-prə-ˈdüs, -ˈdyüs\

Function: verb

Date: circa 1611

transitive verb

: to produce again: as a : to produce (new individuals of the same kind) by a sexual or asexual process b : to cause to exist again or anew <reproduce water from steam> c : to imitate closely <sound-effects can reproduce the sound of thunder> d : to present again e : to make a representation (as an image or copy) of <reproduce a face on canvas> f : to revive mentally : recall g : to translate (a recording) into sound intransitive verb 1 : to undergo reproduction
2 : to produce offspring

— re·pro·duc·er noun

— re·pro·duc·ibil·i·ty \-ˌdü-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌdyü-\ noun

— re·pro·duc·ible \-ˈdü-sə-bəl, -ˈdyü-\ adjective or noun

— re·pro·duc·ibly \-blē\ adverb