outreproduce

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verb

To surpass in reproducing; to outbreed.

OriginEnglish reproduce ← Middle English produce ← Latin prōdūcō →
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Meanings

verboutreproduce (third-person singular simple present outreproduces, present participle outreproducing, simple past and past participle outreproduced)

present singular third person outreproduces · participle present outreproducing · participle past outreproduced · past outreproduced

  1. transitiveTo surpass in reproducing; to outbreed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Italic*wre-
  8. Latinre-
  9. Old Frenchre-
  10. Middle Englishre-
  11. Englishre-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  16. Proto-Italic*pro-
  17. Latinprō-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  20. Proto-Italic*doukō
  21. Latindūcō
  22. Latinprōdūcō
  23. Middle Englishproduce
  24. Englishproduce
  25. Englishreproduce
  26. Englishoutreproduce

From out- + reproduce.

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APA

outreproduce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outreproduce

MLA

“outreproduce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outreproduce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outreproduce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outreproduce.

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