procreate
/ˈprəʊkrɪeɪt/verb
no obj.
- (of people or animals) produce young; reproduce(人, 动物)生育; 生殖, 繁殖:
species that procreate by copulation.
以交媾形式繁殖后代的物种。
派生词
procreant
adjective (archaic 〈古〉)procreation
nounprocreative
adjectiveprocreator
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin procreat- 'generated, brought forth',from the verb procreare,from pro- 'forth'+creare 'create'.