reduplicate

re·du·pli·cate

 (rĭ-do͞o′plə-kāt′, -dyo͞o′-)

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. (-plə-kĭt)

Doubled.

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[Late Latin reduplicāre, reduplicāt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin duplicāre, to duplicate; see duplicate.]

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reduplicate

vb

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

3. doubled or repeated

4. (Botany) (of petals or sepals) having the margins curving outwards

reˈduplicative adj

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re•du•pli•cate

(v. rɪˈdu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu-; adj. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to double; repeat.

2. to form (a derivative or inflected form) by doubling a syllable or other part of a word, sometimes with modifications.

v.i.

3. to become doubled.

4. to become reduplicated.

adj.

5. doubled.

[1560–70; < Late Latin reduplicātus, past participle of reduplicāre= Latin re- re- + duplicāre to double, duplicate]

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reduplicate

Past participle: reduplicated
Gerund: reduplicating

Imperative

reduplicate

reduplicate

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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"

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Translations

duplicareraddoppiare

reduplicate

[rɪˈdjuːplɪkeɪt] VT → reduplicar

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reduplicate

vt → wiederholen; (Ling) → reduplizieren

adj (Ling) → redupliziert

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