procreateverb [ I ]
uk/ˈprəʊ.kri.eɪt/us/ˈproʊ.kri.eɪt/formalto produce young:
While priests were denied the right to marry and procreate, he said, their situation would remain impossible.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal reproduction
- asexual
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryo
- embryology
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- fetus
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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procreation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌprəʊ.kriˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌproʊ.kriˈeɪ.ʃən/
Some people believe that sex should only be for the purpose of procreation.
procreative
adjective uk/ˌprəʊ.kriˈeɪ.tɪv/us/ˌproʊ.kriˈeɪ.t̬ɪv/
Sex of course has a procreative function.