reproduced

From the verb reproduce: (⇒ conjugate)

reproduced is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•pro•duce /ˌriprəˈdus, -ˈdyus/   v., -duced, -duc•ing. 

1. to make a copy or close imitation of; duplicate: [~ + object]
   The tape reproduced the sound of the conversation fairly well.
   [no object]
   That low-quality tape machine reproduces badly.
2. to produce, form, or bring about again or once more by any process:
   [~ + object] Scientists will want to reproduce that experiment.
3. Developmental Biology to produce one or more other young individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation, sexual or asexual: [~ + oneself]
   Some animals reproduce themselves by laying eggs.
   [no object]
   If an animal can't reproduce, its species will not survive.

re•pro•duc•i•ble, adj. 
re•pro•duc•tive /ˌriprəˈdʌktɪv/  adj. See -duc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•pro•duce  (rē′prə do̅o̅s′, -dyo̅o̅s′), v., -duced, -duc•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of:
   to reproduce a picture.
2. to produce again or anew by natural process:
   to reproduce a severed branch.
3. Developmental Biology [Biol.] to produce one or more other individuals of (a given kind of organism) by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.
4. Developmental Biology to cause or foster the reproduction of (organisms).
5. to produce, form, make, or bring about again or anew in any manner.
6. to recall to the mind or have a mental image of (a past incident, scene, etc.), as by the aid of memory or imagination.
7. to produce again, as a play produced at an earlier time.

v.i. 

8. Developmental Biology to reproduce its kind, as an organism;
   propagate;
   bear offspring.
9. to turn out in a given manner when copied:
   This picture will reproduce well.

• re- + produce 1605–15

re′pro•duc′er, n. 
re′pro•duc′i•ble, adj. 
re′pro•duc′i•bil′i•ty, n. 
Synonyms

• 3. generate, propagate, beget.
• 5. repeat. See imitate. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

reproduce / ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/ verb (mainly tr)

1. to make a copy, representation, or imitation of; duplicate
2. (also intr) to undergo or cause to undergo a process of reproduction
3. to produce or exhibit again
4. to bring back into existence again; re-create
5. to bring before the mind again (a scene, event, etc) through memory or imagination
6. (intransitive) to come out (well, badly, etc), when copied
7. to replace (damaged parts or organs) by a process of natural growth; regenerate
8. to cause (a sound or television recording) to be heard or seen

ˌreproˈducible adjective

ˌreproˈducibly adverb

ˌreproˌduciˈbility noun