procreate

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• /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
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The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15th century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive participle of prōcreō (“to beget”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3); by surface analysis, pro- + create. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: procrear — to beget
• Chinese Mandarin: 生育 (shēngyù) — to beget
• Chinese Mandarin: 生殖 (shēngzhí) — to beget
• Chinese Mandarin: 產生 /产生 (chǎnshēng) — to beget
• Ngazidja Comorian: uzaya — to beget
• Danish: avle — to beget
• Dutch: verwekken — to beget
• Finnish: hedelmöittää — to beget
• Finnish: siittää — to beget
• French: procréer — to beget
• Galician: procrear — to beget
• Galician: facer fillos — to beget
• German: zeugen — to beget
• German: sich fortpflanzen — to beget
• German: sich vermehren — to beget
• Italian: generare — to beget
• Italian: procreare — to beget
• Japanese: 生む (umu) — to beget
• Japanese: 生殖する (seishoku suru) — to beget
• Latin: prōcreō — to beget
• Macedonian: ра́ѓа (ráǵa) — to beget
• Macedonian: со́здава по́томство (sózdava pótomstvo) — to beget
• Old English: tȳdran — to beget
• Romanian: procrea — to beget
• Russian: производи́ть пото́мство (proizvodítʹ potómstvo) — to beget
• Russian: произвести́ пото́мство (proizvestí potómstvo) — to beget
• Russian: порожда́ть (poroždátʹ) — to beget
• Russian: породи́ть (porodítʹ) — to beget
• Russian: рожа́ть (rožátʹ) — to beget
• Russian: рожда́ть (roždátʹ) — to beget
• Russian: роди́ть (rodítʹ) — to beget
• Russian: производи́ть на свет (proizvodítʹ na svet) — to beget
• Russian: произвести́ на свет (proizvestí na svet) — to beget
• Sanskrit: जनयति (janayati) — to beget
• Spanish: procrear — to beget
• Spanish: reproducirse — to beget
• Swedish: föröka sig — to beget
• Swedish: fortplanta sig — to beget