REPLICATE

duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate

(verb) make or do or perform again; “He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick”

replicate, copy

(verb) reproduce or make an exact copy of; “replicate the cell”; “copy the genetic information”

retroflex, replicate

(verb) bend or turn backward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

replicate (third-person singular simple present replicates, present participle replicating, simple past and past participle replicated)

To make a copy (replica) of.

(science) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.

(obsolete) To reply.

Noun

replicate (plural replicates)

The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.

(music) A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

Adjective

replicate (comparative more replicate, superlative most replicate)

(botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

Source: Wiktionary


Rep"li*cate (--kt), v. t.

Definition: To reply. [Obs.]

Rep"li*cate (l-kt), Rep"li*ca`ted (-k`td), a. Etym: [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See Reply.]

Definition: Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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