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Antonyms for procreate
ˈproʊ kriˌeɪtpro·cre·ate

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  1. reproduce, procreate, multiplyverb

    have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

    "The Bible tells people to procreate"

    Synonyms:
    manifold, regurgitate, reproduce, breed, multiply

How to use procreate in a sentence?

  1. Val Curtis:

    From an evolutionary point of view, sex is both attractive, because it helped our ancestors procreate, and risky -- therefore somewhat disgusting -- because sex risks the transmission of infections.

  2. Sir Thomas Browne:

    I could be content that we might procreate, without conjunction, or that there were any way to perpetuate the world without this trivial and vulgar way of coition it is the most foolish act a wise man commits in all his life.

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