- (also intr) to make or be a copy of; reproduce
- to fold (something) over on itself; bend back
- folded back on itself: a replicate leaf
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rep•li•cate /n. ˈrɛplɪkɪt; v. -ˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce: [~ + object]to replicate a chemical experiment.[no object]Viruses can replicate in the bloodstream.
rep•li•cate
(adj., n. rep′li kit;v. rep′li kāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, n.
adj.
v.t.
v.i.
n.
adj.
- Also, rep′li•cat′ed. folded;
bent back on itself.
v.t.
- Botanyto bend or fold back:a replicated leaf.
- to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, esp. for experimental purposes.
v.i.
- to undergo replication.
n.
- something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.
- Late Latin replicātus past participle of replicāre to fold back. See re-, ply2, -ate1
- 1525–35
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replicate vb /ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt/ (mainly tr)
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