What does replicate mean?

Definitions for replicate
ˈrɛp lɪ kɪt; -ˌkeɪtrepli·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. retroflex, replicateverb

    bend or turn backward

  2. replicate, copyverb

    reproduce or make an exact copy of

    "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"

  3. duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicateverb

    make or do or perform again

    "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

Wiktionary

  1. replicatenoun

    an outcome of a replication procedure.

  2. replicateverb

    To make a copy (replica) of

    On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.

  3. replicateadjective

    Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

  4. Etymology: From replicatus, past participle of replicare, from re + plicare; see ply.

ChatGPT

  1. replicate

    Replicate means to make an exact copy or model of something; to reproduce or duplicate. It can refer to repeating a scientific experiment or process to confirm results, copying a piece of artwork, or duplicating a data set in data management among others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Replicateverb

    to reply

  2. Replicateadjective

    alt. of Replicated

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Replicate

    rep′li-kāt, adj. folded: (bot.) folded outward as in vernation, inward as in æstivation: (mus.) a tone one or more octaves from a given tone.—adj. Rep′licātile.—n. Replicā′tion.—adj. Rep′licātive.

Entomology

  1. Replicate

    wings folded back upon the base; like the secondaries in Coleoptera.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of replicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of replicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of replicate in a Sentence

  1. Jordan Burroughs:

    I feel like a lot better wrestler now than in 2012, i'm not just looking to replicate, I'm looking to dominate.

  2. Philip Mudd:

    Access to human beings is hard to replicate, human beings can shortcut,' What's their plan going into the next election. What do they talk about ?'.

  3. Steven Deeks:

    The transplant resulted in the complete destruction of the old immune system and the construction of a new immune system in which the (HIV) virus can't replicate (because of the genetic mutation). That is the cure.

  4. John Ratcliffe:

    Frankly, there are a lot more sightings than have been made public, we are talking about objects that have been seen by Navy or Air Force pilots, or have been picked up by satellite imagery, that frankly engage in actions that are difficult to explain, movements that are hard to replicate, that we don't have the technology for or are traveling at speeds that exceed the sound barrier without a sonic boom.

  5. Daniel Neides:

    Patients think that they can ‘sweat it out’ at the gym, but when the body is fighting infection, it needs rest, not exercise, and when we exercise, we raise our body temperatures, and plenty of the cold and flu organisms replicate at a faster rate when the body gets hotter.

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