procreative

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pro•cre•ate /ˈproʊkriˌeɪt/   v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. Developmental Biology to generate (offspring or young): [no object]
   Human beings need to procreate.
   [~ + object]
   to procreate offspring.

pro•cre•a•tion /ˌproʊkriˈeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] The primary purpose of sex was procreation.

pro•cre•a•tive, adj.:

procreative tendencies.

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pro•cre•ate  (prō′krē āt′), v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Developmental Biology to beget or generate (offspring).
2. to produce;
   bring into being.

v.i. 

3. Developmental Biology to beget offspring.
4. to produce;
   bring into being.

• Latin prōcreātus, past participle of prōcreāre to breed. See pro-¹, create
• 1530–40

pro′cre•a′tion, n. 
pro′cre•a′tive, adj. 
pro′cre•a′tive•ness, n. 
pro′cre•a′tor, n. 

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procreate / ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt/ verb

1. to beget or engender (offspring)
2. (transitive) to bring into being

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōcreāre, from pro-¹ + creāre to create

ˈprocreant, ˈprocreˌative adjective

ˌprocreˈation noun

ˈprocreˌator noun