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replicate
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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.

[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.]

repli·cative adj.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.replicate - bend or turn backward
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"
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"
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"

replicate
verb copy, follow, repeat, reproduce, recreate, ape, mimic, duplicate, reduplicate He was not able to replicate this experiment.
Translations
replicate [ˈreplɪˌkeɪt] VTreproducir exactamente
replicate [ˈrɛplɪkeɪt]
vt
(= reproduce) [+ work, experiment, process] → reproduire
vi [molecule] → se répliquer
replicate
vt (= copy) work, successwiederholen
replicate [ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt] vt (frm) → replicare
replicate [ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt] vt (frm) → replicare


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