Definition

1. Verb:
   • To produce offspring; to reproduce: The biological act of generating new individuals of the same species. This is the core meaning, referring to the process of reproduction in animals, plants, and humans.
   • To bring into existence by the process of reproduction: To create new life through sexual or asexual means.

Usage

• General Statement: Used to describe the act of reproduction, often in biological, formal, or religious contexts.
• Subject: The subject is typically the parent(s) or organism(s) doing the reproducing.
• Object: Can be used transitively (e.g., procreate offspring) or intransitively (e.g., organisms procreate).

Examples

• Verb:
  • Most animals procreate to ensure the survival of their species.
  • The Bible encourages people to procreate and multiply.
  • These plants can procreate both sexually and asexually.

Advanced Usage

• "Right to procreate": A concept in ethics and law concerning the freedom to have children.
  • The debate centered on an individual's fundamental right to procreate.
• "Ability/Inability to procreate": Refers to fertility or sterility.
  • Advances in medicine can help some couples who are unable to procreate naturally.

Variants and Related Words

• Procreation (n): The act or process of procreating; reproduction.
  • The procreation of new life is a central theme in many myths.
• Procreative (adj): Relating to or having the power to procreate.
  • The procreative instincts are strong in many species.

Synonyms

• Reproduce: To produce new individuals of the same kind.
• Breed: To produce offspring, typically used for animals.
• Multiply: To increase in number, especially by procreation (often in a biblical context).
• Generate: To bring into existence, can be used more broadly but includes procreation.

Antonyms

• Sterilize: To make incapable of procreation.
• Extinguish: To cause to die out, ending a line of procreation.

Related Phrases

• "Procreate with": To mate with for the purpose of reproduction (formal/biological).
  • The study observed which animals the alpha male would procreate with.

Verb

1. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
   • The Bible tells people to procreate