procreate
/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And furthermore, since many inconveniences have fallen, as well within this realm as in others, by reason of marrying within degrees of marriage prohibited by God's laws, that is to say, the son to marry the mother, or the stepmother, the brother the sister, the father his son's daughter, or his daughter's daughter, or the son to marry the daughter of his father procreate and born by his stepmother, or the son to marry his aunt, being his father's or mother's sister, or to marry his uncle's wife, or the father to marry his son's wife, or the brother to marry his brother's wife, or any man to marry his wife's daughter, or his wife's son's daughter, or his wife's daughter's daughter, or his wife's sister; […]"
- "Some of these Kings, dying without procreate Heires."
- "If the Paiment be half Yearly or Quarterly […] let the Log. of the Yearly Procreat be multiplied accordingly, by ¹⁄₃ or ¹⁄₂."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *per-, procreat, prōcreātus
Usage
Inflected Forms
procreates (present, singular)
procreating (participle, present)
procreated (participle, past)
procreated (past)
more procreate (comparative)
most procreate (superlative)
procreates (plural)