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replicate

rep·li·cate

replicate

 
 
pronunciation:
re plih keIt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: replicates, replicating, replicated
definition: to repeat or duplicate.
It was difficult to replicate the experiment because of all the variables.
synonyms:
copy, duplicate, repeat, reproduce
similar words:
clone, copy, ditto, double, imitate, manifold, mimeograph, photocopy
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to be repeated or duplicated.
synonyms:
copy, repeat, reproduce
similar words:
clone, Xerox
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part of speech: adjective
definition: folded or bent back on itself.
similar words:
folded
 
part of speech: noun
definition: something replicated, esp. an experiment.
synonyms:
clone, duplicate, repeat, replication, reproduction
similar words:
carbon copy, counterpart, double, facsimile, look-alike, mimeograph, replica, ringer, spitting image, twin, Xerox
derivation: replicative (adj.)