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