reproduce (reproduces 3rd person present) (reproducing present participle) (reproduced past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you try to reproduce something, you try to copy it.
I shall not try to reproduce the policemen's English... V n
2 verb If you reproduce a picture, speech, or a piece of writing, you make a photograph or printed copy of it.
We are grateful to you for permission to reproduce this article. V n
3 verb If you reproduce an action or an achievement, you repeat it.
(=repeat)
If we can reproduce the form we have shown in the last couple of months we will be successful. V n
4 verb When people, animals, or plants reproduce, they produce young.
...a society where women are defined by their ability to reproduce... V
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reproduction n-uncount
Genes are those tiny bits of biological information swapped in sexual reproduction.