English verb: procreate | |||
| 1. | procreate (body) have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant | ||
| Samples | The Bible tells people to procreate. | ||
| Synonyms | multiply, reproduce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breed, brood, cover, fructify, hatch, incubate, multiply, propagate, set | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||