procreate

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/ === Verb === procreate (third-person singular simple present procreates, present participle procreating, simple past and past participle procreated) (Can we add an example for this sense?) (transitive) To beget or conceive (offsprings). (transitive) To originate, create or produce. (intransitive) To reproduce. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === procreate (comparative more procreate, superlative most procreate) (obsolete) (as a participle) Procreated, begotten. === Noun === procreate (plural procreates) (obsolete) The produce of money, interest. == Italian == === Verb === procreate inflection of procreare: second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive second-person plural imperative feminine plural past participle === Anagrams === percoterà == Latin == === Verb === prōcreāte second-person plural present active imperative of prōcreō == Spanish == === Verb === procreate second-person singular voseo imperative of procrear combined with te