Reproduce: meaning, definitions and examples
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reproduce
[ หriห.prษหdjuหs ]
biology
To produce offspring by sexual or asexual reproduction.
Synonyms
multiply, proliferate, propagate
Examples of usage
- The cells reproduce by dividing into two identical cells.
- Some plants can reproduce through seeds or spores.
Translations
Translations of the word "reproduce" in other languages:
๐ต๐น reproduzir
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคจเคฐเฅเคคเฅเคชเคพเคฆเคฟเคค เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช reproduzieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ mereproduksi
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒัะดัะฒะพััะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ reprodukowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅ็พใใ (ใใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท reproduire
๐ช๐ธ reproducir
๐น๐ท yeniden รผretmek
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฌ์ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงุณุชูุณุงุฎ
๐จ๐ฟ reprodukovat
๐ธ๐ฐ reprodukovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅคๅถ (fรนzhรฌ)
๐ธ๐ฎ reproducirati
๐ฎ๐ธ endurskapa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบำฉะฑะตะนัั
๐ฌ๐ช แ แแแ แแแฃแชแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษkrar etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ reproducir
Etymology
The word 'reproduce' originated from the Latin word 'reproducere', which combines 're-' (again) and 'producere' (to produce). The term was first used in the 1640s in the context of biology to describe the process of producing offspring. Over time, 'reproduce' also came to be used in the context of copying or duplicating something.
See also: counterproductive, produce, producer, producing, productive, reproducer, reproducibility, reproduction.