Replicate

/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/ · verb

Meaning

To make a copy (replica) of..

Definitions by Sense

1. To make a copy (replica) of.
2. (sciences) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
3. (obsolete) To reply.
4. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
5. (music) A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.
6. (botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

Example Sentences

On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.

It is the Northern portals that are most interesting. The earlier structure was given the romantic, grotto-like feature of a tower with windows. When expanded (circa 1893), the engineers chose to replicate that design, seemingly extending the castle further.

[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.

The idea is that by building the centre with used and new normal railway components, GCRE will "replicate" the UK main line railway. Doherty sees this as a unique selling point: "We have some good rail research/testing universities such as Birmingham and Huddersfield, but you can't replicate a train rattling through at 120mph in a lab."

a replicate leaf or petal

the replicate margin of a shell

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Word Forms

• replicates
• replicating
• replicated
• more replicate
• most replicate

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