procreate vs breed

procreate is not a noun while breed is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
procreate	No	No	Yes	No
breed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, breed is a hyponym of procreate; that is, breed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than procreate:

procreate: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
breed: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

Other hyponyms of procreate include propagate, fructify, set, multiply, brood, cover, hatch, incubate.

procreate (noun)	breed (noun)
	a special type
	a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

procreate (verb)	breed (verb)
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
	copulate with a female, used especially of horses
	cause to procreate (animals)
	call forth