verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɹiː.pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/
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General-American:/ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/
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rhymes with -uːs
CMU ARPABET:R IY2 P R AH0 D UW1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To produce an image or copy of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To produce again; to recreate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To bring something to mind; to recall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well
He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: re-create
Narrower terms: catch, get
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce From re- + produce.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
възпроизвеждам
(vǎzproizveždam)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Catalan:
reproduir
— to produce an image or copy of something
Chinese Mandarin:
複製 /复制
(fùzhì)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Czech:
rozmnožit
— to produce an image or copy of something
Dutch:
reproduceren
— to produce an image or copy of something
Esperanto:
reprodukti
— to produce an image or copy of something
Finnish:
toisintaa
— to produce an image or copy of something
French:
reproduire
— to produce an image or copy of something
Georgian:
რეპროდუცირებას უწევს
(reṗroducirebas uc̣evs)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Georgian:
ასლს აკეთებს
(asls aḳetebs)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Georgian:
ამრავლებს
(amravlebs)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Georgian:
კვლავაწარმოებს
(ḳvlavac̣armoebs)
— to produce an image or copy of something
German:
reproduzieren
— to produce an image or copy of something
Italian:
riprodurre
— to produce an image or copy of something
Latvian:
pavairot
— to produce an image or copy of something
Norwegian:
gjenskape
— to produce an image or copy of something
Portuguese:
reproduzir
— to produce an image or copy of something
Romanian:
reproduce
— to produce an image or copy of something
Russian:
воспроизводи́ть
(vosproizvodítʹ)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Russian:
воспроизвести́
(vosproizvestí)
— to produce an image or copy of something
Sicilian:
ripruddùciri
— to produce an image or copy of something
Spanish:
reproducir
— to produce an image or copy of something
Swedish:
reproducera
— to produce an image or copy of something
Bulgarian:
пораждам
(poraždam)
— to generate offspring
Bulgarian:
размножавам
(razmnožavam)
— to generate offspring
Catalan:
reproduir-se
— to generate offspring
Czech:
rozmnožit se
— to generate offspring
Dutch:
voortplanten
— to generate offspring
Finnish:
lisääntyä
— to generate offspring
Finnish:
jatkaa sukua
— to generate offspring
French:
se reproduire
— to generate offspring
Georgian:
მრავლდება
(mravldeba)
— to generate offspring
German:
vermehren
— to generate offspring
German:
fortpflanzen
— to generate offspring
Hebrew:
התרבה
(hitrabá)
— to generate offspring
Irish:
síolaigh
— to generate offspring
Italian:
riprodursi
— to generate offspring
Latin:
resēminō
— to generate offspring
Latvian:
vairoties
— to generate offspring
Norwegian Bokmål:
reprodusere
— to generate offspring
Norwegian Nynorsk:
reprodusere
— to generate offspring
Norwegian Nynorsk:
reprodusera
— to generate offspring
Portuguese:
reproduzir
— to generate offspring
Russian:
порожда́ть
(poroždátʹ)
— to generate offspring
Russian:
породи́ть
(porodítʹ)
— to generate offspring
Russian:
размножа́ться
(razmnožátʹsja)
— to generate offspring
Russian:
размно́житься
(razmnóžitʹsja)
— to generate offspring
Sicilian:
riprudducìrisi
— to generate offspring
Spanish:
reproducirse
— to generate offspring
Swedish:
föröka
— to generate offspring
Tagalog:
mag-anak
— to generate offspring
Bulgarian:
пресъздавам
(presǎzdavam)
— to produce again, to recreate
Dutch:
recreëren
— to produce again, to recreate
Dutch:
reproduceren
— to produce again, to recreate
French:
reproduire
— to produce again, to recreate
Georgian:
კვლავაწარმოებს
(ḳvlavac̣armoebs)
— to produce again, to recreate
Hebrew:
שחזר
(shikhzér)
— to produce again, to recreate
Italian:
riprodurre
— to produce again, to recreate
Italian:
ricreare
— to produce again, to recreate
Latin:
recreō
— to produce again, to recreate
Romanian:
reproduce
— to produce again, to recreate
Sicilian:
ricriari
— to produce again, to recreate
Spanish:
reproducir
— to produce again, to recreate
Swedish:
återskapa
— to produce again, to recreate
Hebrew:
שחזר
(shikhzér)
— to bring something to mind
Italian:
richiamare
— to bring something to mind
Swedish:
återkalla
— to bring something to mind
Swedish:
dra sig till minnes
— to bring something to mind