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procreate

🇬🇧 UK/'prәukrieit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To produce offspring; to reproduce biologically.

生育;繁殖

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
crebirth, produce, kind
+
ateto make, having
=procreate

Common Collocations

  • 1.right to procreate生育权
  • 2.ability to procreate生育能力
  • 3.[urge to procreate]繁殖冲动
  • 4.procreate freely自由生育

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Many species travel great distances to find suitable mates and procreate.

  • 2.

    The couple decided to procreate later in life after establishing their careers.

  • 3.

    Some philosophers argue that the desire to procreate is a fundamental human instinct.

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