procreate
To beget or conceiveTo beget or conceive (offsprings).
» Some people shouldn't procreate.
Некоторым не стоит размножаться.
Некоторым не стоит заводить детей.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To beget or conceive (offsprings).
zeugen, sich fortpflanzen, sich vermehren
производи́ть пото́мствоproizvodítʹ potómstvo, произвести́ пото́мствоproizvestí potómstvo, порожда́тьporoždátʹ
(transitive)To originate, create or produce.
(intransitive)To reproduce.
- have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
Examples
2 sentencesSome people shouldn't procreate.
ruНекоторым не стоит размножаться.
They can’t procreate any more since the last male Northern White Rhino, named Sudan, died last year.
deEine Fortplanzung ist nicht mehr möglich, da der letzte nördliche Breitmaulnashornbulle „Sudan“ im vergangenen Jahr gestorben ist.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English,The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive participle of prōcreō (“to beget”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3); by surface analysis, pro- + create. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
procreates, procreating, procreated, procreated| Base form | procreate · to procreate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | procreates |
| Present participle | procreating |
| Past simple | procreated |
| Past participle | procreated |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle