English Explanatory Dictionary

replicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a copy (replica) of.
  2. To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
  3. To reply.
noun
  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.
adj
  1. Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate.wav /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ /ˈɹeplɪˌkæɪt/ /ˈɹepləˌkæɪt/ /ˈɹɛpləkət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replicate2.wav /ˈɹepləkət/

Word forms

replicate replicates replicating replicated more replicate most replicate

Etymology

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.

Related words

replica replicability replicant replication replicative replicator reply

Derived words

autoreplicate bioreplicate dereplicate dereplicated endoreplicate endoreplicated interreplicate misreplicate nonreplicate nonreplicated nonreplicating overreplicate pseudoreplicate replicatable replicon rereplicate self-replicating subreplicate transreplicate underreplicate underreplicated unreplicated
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