procreate /ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪt/ ( procreating, procreated, procreates )

• 1. 

  V-I When animals or people procreate, they produce young or babies. 生育; 生殖 [正式]

  例：

  Most young women feel a biological need to procreate.

  大多数年轻妇女觉得生儿育女是一种生理需要。

• 2. 

  procreation N-UNCOUNT

  例：

  Early marriage and procreation are no longer discouraged there.

  早婚早育在那里不再遭到反对了。