reproduce
Collocations
12(verb.) produce a copy of sth; produce sth again
ADV
accurately, exactly, faithfully
The artist managed to reproduce the ancient painting exactly, down to every brushstroke and detail.
merely, simply
The student merely reproduced what was in the textbook without adding any original ideas.
VERB + REPRODUCE
be able to, can/could
be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to
It is hard to reproduce the exact taste of my grandmother's traditional soup recipe.
PREP
from
The recipe was reproduced from an old cookbook that belonged to my grandmother.
PHRASES
an attempt to reproduce sth
The artist made an attempt to reproduce the famous painting using only watercolors.
reproduced by courtesy/permission of sb/sth
This photograph is reproduced by permission of the National Geographic Society.
widely reproduced
The famous photograph has been widely reproduced in history textbooks around the world.
(verb.) produce young
ADV
asexually, sexually
VERB + REPRODUCE
be able to, can/could
Most animals can reproduce only when they reach a certain age.
fail to
PREP
by
Bacteria can reproduce by dividing into two identical cells.