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replicate

  • /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈɹeplɪˌkæɪt/ Australia
  • /ˈɹepləˌkæɪt/ New Zealand
  • /ˈɹɛpləkət/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛpləkət/ Canada, US
  • /ˈɹepləkət/ Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.

verb replicates · replicating · replicated

  1. To make a copy (replica) of. On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
  2. To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result. [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.
  3. of an experiment To be repeated. Don't rely on that study, as it has never replicated.
  4. obsolete To reply.

noun replicates

  1. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
  2. A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

adjective more replicate · most replicate

  1. Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself. a replicate leaf or petal

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, reproduce, replica, copy, replication, simulate, reproducible, translate, imitate, parallel, recite, emulate, replicable

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verb to make a copy of

Españolreplicar
हिन्दीअनुकृति करना anukŕti karnā, अनुकरण करना anukraṇ karnā
Portuguêsreplicar
Françaisrépliquer
Italianoreplicare
Românăreplica

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@misc{replicate_2026,
  title = {replicate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/replicate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}