replicate

rep·li·cate  (rpl-kt)

v. rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates

v.tr.

1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.

2. Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).

3. To fold over or bend back.

v.intr.

To become replicated; undergo replication.

n. (-kt)

A repetition of an experiment or procedure.

adj. replicate (-kt) also rep·li·cat·ed (-ktd)

Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf.

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[Middle English replicaten, from Late Latin replicre, replict-, to repeat, from Latin, to fold back : re-, re- + plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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repli·cative adj.

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replicate

vb [ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt] (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to make or be a copy of; reproduce

2. to fold (something) over on itself; bend back

3. to reply to

adj [ˈrɛplɪkɪt]

folded back on itself a replicate leaf

[from Latin replicātus bent back; see replica]

replicative  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	replicate - bend or turn backward retroflex bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
	2.	replicate - reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" copy biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
	3.	replicate - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, 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"

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replicate

verb copy, follow, repeat, reproduce, recreate, ape, mimic, duplicate, reduplicate He was not able to replicate this experiment.

Translations

replicate [ˈreplɪˌkeɪt] VT → reproducir exactamente

replicate [ˈrɛplɪkeɪt]

vt

(= reproduce) [+ work, experiment, process] → reproduire

vi [molecule] → se répliquer

replicate

vt (= copy) work, success → wiederholen

replicate [ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt] vt (frm) → replicare