procreate
verb /ˈprəʊkrieɪt/
/ˈprəʊkrieɪt/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they procreate | /ˈprəʊkrieɪt/ /ˈprəʊkrieɪt/ |
he / she / it procreates | /ˈprəʊkrieɪts/ /ˈprəʊkrieɪts/ |
past simple procreated | /ˈprəʊkrieɪtɪd/ /ˈprəʊkrieɪtɪd/ |
past participle procreated | /ˈprəʊkrieɪtɪd/ /ˈprəʊkrieɪtɪd/ |
-ing form procreating | /ˈprəʊkrieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈprəʊkrieɪtɪŋ/ |
- procreate (something) to produce children or baby animals
synonym reproduce繁殖;生育;生殖 词源late Middle English: from Latin procreat- ‘generated, brought forth’, from the verb procreare, from pro- ‘forth’ + creare ‘create’.