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pro·cre·ate / ˈprōkrēˌāt/ • v. [intr.] (of people or animals) produce young; reproduce: species that procreate by copulation.DERIVATIVES: pro·cre·ant / -krēənt/ adj. ( archaic ).pro·cre·a·tion / ˌprōkrēˈāshən/ n.pro·cre·a·tive / -krēˌātiv/ adj.pro·cre·a·tor / -ˌātər/ n.

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