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Synonyms of 'reproduce'

verb

1 copyDictionary, recreate, replicateThe effect has proved hard to reproduce.
copy
We all tend to copy people we admire.
recreate
replicate
He was not able to replicate this experiment.
duplicate
Scientists hope the work done can be duplicated elswhere.
match
represent
God is represented as male.
mirror
His own shock was mirrored in her face.
echo
Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages.
parallel
His achievements have never been paralleled.
imitate
a precedent which may be imitated by other activists
emulate
Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers.
2 printDictionary, copy, duplicatepermission to reproduce this article
print
It costs far less to press a CD than to print a book.
copy
She never participated in copying classified documents for anyone.
duplicate
He was duplicating some articles.
photocopy
She photocopied the cheque before cashing it.
transcribe
Every telephone call will be recorded and transcribed.
xerox
make a copy of
photostat
3 breedDictionary, produce young, bear youngWomen are defined by their ability to reproduce.
breed
Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.
produce young
bear young
procreate (formal)
Most people feel a biological need to procreate.
generate
multiply
These creatures can multiply quickly.
spawn
His novels spawned both movies and television shows.
propagate
Tomatoes rot in order to transmit their seed and propagate the species.
proliferate
the free Internet services that are proliferating across the world
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Additional synonyms

duplicate
If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it.
Scientists hope the work done can be duplicated elswhere.
repeat
reproduce
echo
copy
clone
replicate
duplicate
He was duplicating some articles.
copy
photocopy
Xerox
Photostat
echo
If you echo someone's words, you repeat them or express agreement with their attitude or opinion.
Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages.
recall
reflect
copy
mirror
resemble
reproduce
parrot
imitate
reiterate
ape

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Nearby words of 'reproduce'

  • reproach
  • reproachful
  • reprobate
  • reproduce
  • reproduction
  • reproductive
  • reproof
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Thesaurus for reproduce from the Collins English Thesaurus
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Dictionary definition
If you try to reproduce something, you try to copy it.
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Tense

Time reference Verb forms help us make time reference through their tense. Tense shows whether an action or a state took place in the past or takes place in the present. Jessica works in the pos...
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Scrabble score for 'reproduce': 14
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