procreate
Procreated, begottenProcreated, begotten.
» Some people shouldn't procreate.
Некоторым не стоит размножаться.
Некоторым не стоит заводить детей.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Procreated, begotten.
Examples
2 sentencesSome people shouldn't procreate.
ruНекоторым не стоит размножаться. — Ooneykcall
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
more procreate, most procreate| Comparative | more procreate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most procreate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form