- reproduce
- verb1 produce a copy of sth; produce sth againADVERB▪ accurately, exactly, faithfully▪
The painting is reproduced very accurately.
▪The book's characters are faithfully reproduced in the movie.
▪ well▪They do not reproduce well in print.
▪ easily▪Photographs can be easily reproduced with a negative.
▪ merely, simply▪In her own work she simply reproduces the very conventions that she claims to despise.
VERB + REPRODUCE▪ be able to, can▪ be unable to▪ be easy to, be possible to▪ be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to▪It is difficult to reproduce a signature exactly.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪The map is reproduced here from a 19th-century original.
PHRASES▪ an attempt to reproduce sth▪Writing grew out of an attempt to reproduce speech in a permanent form.
▪ beautifully reproduced▪The photos are beautifully reproduced.
▪ reproduced (by) courtesy of sb/sth▪The painting is reproduced here courtesy of the National Gallery.
▪The interview is reproduced by courtesy of ‘Attitude’.
▪ reproduced with sb's permission, reproduced without sb's permission▪The article may not be reproduced without written permission of the author.
▪ widely reproduced▪These works were popular and widely reproduced.
2 produce youngADVERB▪ asexually, sexually▪ naturally▪The salmon would begin reproducing naturally.
▪ successfully▪a frog species successfully reproducing
VERB + REPRODUCE▪ be able to, be likely to, can▪The offspring have to be able to reproduce in their turn.
▪ be unable to, fail toPREPOSITION▪ by▪Many single cell organisms reproduce by splitting in two.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
