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View usage for: (replɪkeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense replicates, present participle replicating, past tense, past participle replicated1. verbIf you replicate someone's experiment, work, or research, you do it yourself in exactly the same way. [formal] He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could replicate the experiment. [VERB noun] 2. verbIf a molecule replicates, it divides into smaller molecules which are exact copies of itself. [technical] Cells can reproduce but only molecules can replicate. [VERB] [Also VERB pronoun-reflexive ] replication (replɪkeɪʃən) uncountable noun The process of replication is very quick and efficient. More Synonyms of replicate replicate in British Englishverb (ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt) (mainly tr)1. (also intr) to make or be a copy of; reproduce 2. to fold (something) over on itself; bend back adjective (ˈrɛplɪkɪt)4. folded back on itself a replicate leaf Derived forms replicative (ˈreplicative) adjective Word origin C19: from Latin replicātus bent back replicate in American English (ˈrɛplɪkɪt; for v., ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt) adjective1. Botany folded back on itself, as a leaf noun2. Statistics any of the individual experiments in a replication verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrepliˌcated or ˈrepliˌcating4. to repeat, duplicate, copy, or reproduce verb intransitive6. to be replicated or to undergo replication Derived forms replicable (ˈreplicable) adjective Word origin L replicatus, pp. of replicare: see reply Examples of 'replicate' in a sentencereplicate Family life was horribly stressful, so I've never wanted to replicate it."'In nutrient baths, cells are programmed to grow, to replicate, to -'What!Like all viruses, it invades the host cells, using their machinery to replicate itself. In other languagesreplicate British English: replicate VERB If you replicate someone's experiment, work, or research, you do it yourself in exactly the same way. He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could replicate the experiment. - American English: replicate
- Brazilian Portuguese: replicar
- Chinese: 复制
- European Spanish: reproducir
- French: reproduire
- German: wiederholen
- Italian: ripetere
- Japanese: 再現する
- Korean: 정확히 모사하다
- European Portuguese: replicar
- Latin American Spanish: reproducir
Definition to make or be an exact copy of He was not able to replicate this experiment. Additional synonymsDefinition to imitate These films merely ape Hollywood. Synonyms imitate, copy, mirror, echo, mock, parrot, mimic, parody, caricature, affect, counterfeitDefinition to do again (something that has already been done) Scientists hope the work done can be duplicated elswhere. Synonyms repeat, reproduce, echo, copy, clone, replicateDefinition to accept the ideas or beliefs of I hope other women will follow my example. Synonyms copy, imitate, emulate, mimic, model, adopt, live up to, take a leaf out of someone's book, take as an example, pattern yourself upon Additional synonymsDefinition to imitate a person or a way of acting or speaking, esp. to entertain or make fun of She could mimic anybody, reducing her friends to helpless laughter. Synonyms imitate, do (informal), take off (informal), ape, parody, caricature, impersonateDefinition to tell to another person (the secrets told to one by someone else) I repeated the story to a delighted audience. Synonyms retell, relate, quote, renew, echo, replay, reproduce, rehearse, recite, duplicate, redo, rerun, reshow Definition to make a copy or representation of The effect has proved hard to reproduce. Synonyms copy, recreate, replicate, duplicate, match, represent, mirror, echo, parallel, imitate, emulate |