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eproduce v. 1 duplicate, copy, replicate, match, recreate, repeat,
imitate, simulate: The printer thinks he can reproduce
successfully the colours of the original picture in a print. 2
breed, multiply, propagate, procreate, spawn, produce or bring
forth or beget young; regenerate: These animals normally
reproduce twice a year.
reproduction
n. 1 duplication, copying, printing: Unlicensed reproduction
of this film is against the law. 2 duplicate, copy, print,
clone, carbon (copy), facsimile, replica, look-alike, double,
twin, imitation: The reproductions look better than the
original. 3 propagation, breeding, spawning, proliferation,
production: Today's lecture concerns reproduction and breeding
habits of large sea-mammals.
reproof n. See reprimand, 1, above.
reprove v. See reprimand, 2, above.
repudiate v. reject, scorn, turn down, renounce, retract, rescind,
reverse, abandon, abrogate, forswear, forgo, deny, disown,
discard: The government has repudiated its earlier policy of
refusing to negotiate with the strikers.
repugnant adj. repulsive, abhorrent, disgusting, off-putting, offensive,
repellent, revolting, vile, abominable, loathsome, foul,
distasteful, unpalatable, unsavoury, execrable, intolerable,
obnoxious, noisome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, unpleasant,
objectionable: I find the very thought of seeing them again
repugnant.
repulse v. 1 repel, rebuff, drive back, ward off, fight or beat off,
check: With a mighty effort, they were able to repulse the
attacking forces. 2 refuse, spurn, snub, reject, rebuff, fend
off, resist, turn down, give the cold shoulder to: She repulsed
his offer of marriage, and he left, never to see her again.
--n. 3 rejection, rebuff, refusal, denial, snub, cold shoulder,
spurning: Alistair told himself he could not accept another
repulse.