reproduce

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re·pro·duce | \ ˌrē-prə-ˈdüs

, -ˈdyüs \

reproduced; reproducing; reproduces

Definition of reproduce

transitive verb

: to produce again: such 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 (such 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

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Examples of reproduce in a Sentence

The concert will be reproduced on compact disc. Sound effects can reproduce the sound of thunder. They haven't been able to reproduce the results of the first experiment. Salmon return to the stream to reproduce offspring. The virus is able to reproduce itself very rapidly.

Recent Examples on the Web The coronavirus is among the simplest life forms, living only to reproduce, occupying each host only to find the next, through some form of basic contact transmission. — Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, "Three Mathematicians We Lost in 2020," 31 Dec. 2020 When Hergé submitted it to his publisher Louis Casterman, the art was deemed too costly to reproduce using the standard four-color printing method. — Tobias Grey, WSJ, "What Tintin Taught Europeans About China," 25 Dec. 2020 The past few years have seen more classic and acclaimed films receive 4K Blu-ray launches—and these are arguably the finest way to reproduce a director's original vision in home theaters. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Lord of the Rings, Hobbit 4K Blu-ray sets: Must-own home-theater stunners," 25 Nov. 2020 This means the first life forms that could reproduce and transmit genetic material were likely a mix of both kinds, not just RNA. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "It Sure Looks Like the RNA World Hypothesis Is Wrong," 29 Dec. 2020 Quarantined with other members of their strain, the flies mate and lay eggs, which hatch, pupate and reproduce, continuing the cycle. — Star Tribune, "Fruit flies and the people who care for them," 25 Dec. 2020 What’s more, losing their mothers after weaning, but before age 12, hinders the ability of young chimps to compete with other males and reproduce. — Isabella Backman, Science | AAAS, "Even as young adults, male chimps are ‘mama’s boys’," 21 Dec. 2020 For example, an initial connect request may just be the game checking to see if the server is online (the question) and then the PSONE server will reproduce the server’s response to that question (the answer). — Washington Post, "How some savvy fans are preserving the PS3’s multiplayer games," 27 Nov. 2020 While many of China’s crewed spaceflight achievements, including building an experimental space station and conducting a space walk, reproduce those of other countries from years past, the CNSA is now moving into new territory. — Sam Mcneil, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why China plans to drill an almost 7-foot-deep hole on the moon," 23 Nov. 2020

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