verb
procreate
prohk-ree-AYT
verb
1
To produce offspring; to reproduce.
"Many animals procreate only once a year."
How to Use Procreate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal word for having children or reproducing.
When to use it
Fairly formal or clinical; "have children" is the everyday way to say this.
Word Forms
more procreate comparative, procreated past tense, procreates plural, procreates singular, most procreate superlative
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Etymology
From Latin prōcreō, "to beget," from prō- ("forth") + creō ("to create").