Thesaurus results for PROCREATE

procreate

verb

ˈprō-krē-ˌāt

Definition of procreate

as in to reproduce

to bring forth offspring the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire

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Recent Examples of procreate That means there’s no need to acknowledge a shift in younger generations’ desire to procreate. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026 As Bombardieri’s Baby Decision argues, treating the question like a single binary—to procreate or not—risks reducing a very chewy discussion. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026 All of the above borrow from long-standing rumors that Hitler procreated, but all are united in their ultimate condemnation of the führer. — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for procreate

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Verb

Repeating this process can be time-consuming and difficult to reproduce.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The team then ran thousands of simulations, testing which combinations of globular cluster properties and dark matter distributions could reproduce the stream's observed brightness and shape.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproduce

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That same commitment to the organic quality of music informs the way Guy talks about and propagates the blues to this day.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Social-media commentators have propagated conspiracy theories about the case, including a theory that Pat himself committed the killings.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of propagate

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From that game on, TV games featuring high school football multiplied and schools began to travel around the country for marquee matchups.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
What Bitcoin’s Market Cap Actually Measures Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the latest market price by the circulating supply.

— Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026