re·pro·duce  (r ē′pr ə-d s , -dy s )
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v. re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing, re·pro·duc·es v.tr.1. To produce again or anew; re-create: The lab failed to reproduce their original results. The movie reproduces life in the 1950s. 2. To produce a copy, imitation, or representation of: reproduce the sounds of a live concert in a recording. 3. To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means. 4. To bring (an event in one's memory, for example) to mind again; recall. v.intr.1. To generate offspring. 2. To undergo copying: graphics that reproduce well.
re′pro·ducer n. re′pro·duc′i·bili·ty n. re′pro·duci·ble adj. |
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