reduplicate

re·du·pli·cate  (r-dpl-kt, -dy-)

v. re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing, re·du·pli·cates

v.tr.

1. To repeat over and again; redouble.

2. Linguistics

a. To double (the initial syllable or all of a root word) to produce an inflectional or derivational form.

b. To form (a new word) by doubling all or part of a word.

v.intr.

To be doubled.

adj. (-pl-kt)

Doubled.

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[Late Latin reduplicre, reduplict- : Latin re-, re- + Latin duplicre, to duplicate; see duplicate.]

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reduplicate

vb [rɪˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt]

1. to make or become double; repeat

2. (Linguistics) to repeat (a sound or syllable) in a word or (of a sound or syllable) to be repeated, esp in forming inflections in certain languages

adj [rɪˈdjuːplɪkɪt]

1. doubled or repeated

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of petals or sepals) having the margins curving outwards

reduplicative  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reduplicate - form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" geminate linguistics - the scientific study of language duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
	2.	reduplicate - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" duplicate, repeat, replicate, double replicate, copy - reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" recapitulate - repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life geminate, reduplicate - form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"

Translations

reduplicate [rɪˈdjuːplɪkeɪt] VT → reduplicar

reduplicate

vt → wiederholen; (Ling) → reduplizieren

adj (Ling) → redupliziert