Meanings
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1
verb
To make a copy of something.
The printer can reproduce the painting in great detail.
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2
verb
To have young; to produce more plants or animals of the same kind.
Most fish reproduce by laying large numbers of eggs.
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3
verb
To recreate a sound, image, or effect.
This speaker reproduces the sound of a live concert very well.
Thesaurus
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.