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procreate.

To beget or conceive (offsprings).

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
  1. To beget or conceive (offsprings).

    transitive
  2. To originate, create or produce.

    transitive
  3. To reproduce.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
  1. Procreated, begotten.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
  1. The produce of money, interest.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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