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 verb1: to undergo reproduction2: 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