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procreate

/pˈɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/PROH-kree-AYT
/pˈɹoʊkɹiˈeɪt/PROH-kree-AYT

Meaningto bring forth

Common meaning: to produce offspring

‘forward’ + ‘to bring into being, to produce’ → procreate

Journey through time

  1. Latincreō, creāre‘to bring into being, to produce’
  2. Englishprocreate‘to produce offspring’ · today

pro- also in: promptpropelproblemproceedprocess

creat also in: createcreatorcreationcreativecreatively

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin creō ‘to bring into being, to produce’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry creō, p. 480 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

createcreationcreationismcreativecreativelycreatoruncreative

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